Miyazaki Yūzen

Miyazaki Yūzen (宮崎 友禅斎, 1654 – July 25, 1736), also known as Miyazaki Yūzensai or Yūzenzai, was a Japanese fan painter who perfected the yūzen fabric dyeing technique.

Biography

Miyazaki was born in Kyoto in 1654.[1] He was originally a fan painter, but is also known for his work with kosode.[2] Miyazaki painted his most popular fan designs on kimono, and they were wildly popular.[3] He used rice paste to resist-dye the cloth in a method that he named yūzen-zome.[1] It later became known as simply yūzen. This technique made it easier for Miyazaki to paint his designs directly on the kimono, making them more expressive.[4]

His designs were so popular that they were published as a book called the Yuzen-hiinagata in 1688.[5]

References
  1. "Miyazaki Yūzen | Japanese painter". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. "5 Things You Should Know About Yuzen Kimono". Japan Objects. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  3. Röpke, Ian Martin (1999). Historical Dictionary of Osaka and Kyoto. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810836228.
  4. "Miyazaki Yuzensai". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  5. Fukatsu-Fukuoka, Yuko (2004-01-01). "The Evolution of Yuzen-dyeing Techniques and Designs after the Meiji Restoration". Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings.
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