jofu ramie hemp cloth

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joofu 上布 Jofu ramie hemp cloth
asa 麻 hemp fabrics // hochwertiger Leinenstoff




karamushi 苧麻 Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea
Ramie is a flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern Asia.
karamushi is one of the nettles called a false nettle.




Most patterns are in the form of
. kasuri 絣 Ikat patterns .


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- ABC - List of Jofu from the Prefectures


................................................................................ Ishikawa 石川県



能登上布 Noto Jofu
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Jofu is a premium woven ramie fabric (“Ramie” is a natural fibre that is similar to hemp and linen. It is a strong fibre that has been used for Kimono since ancient times). It is said that the origin of Notojofu goes back to about 2,000 years ago, when the daughter of Emperor Sujin was in the Noto region (area in the Noto Peninsula, middle part of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan), where she created a thread using wild ramie and taught weaving.
In the Edo era (around 19th century),
the technology was introduced from other regions of Japan. Then, in the early Showa era (around 1930), the fabric was hailed as the best ramie fabric in Japan, and in 1960, it was designated as an intangible cultural asset for Ishikawa Prefecture. Women of farmer’s house almost wove in the winter, during the agricultural off-season.
Notojofu’s crafting techniques,
which serve as the representation of the manufacturing of elaborate Tate- Yoko Kasuri (the splashed pattern created by dyeing the warp and weft threads separately beforehand based on the pattern and finely adjusting the weft threads to match the pattern; warp and weft resist-dyeing) using Notojofu’s unique dyeing techniques, such as Kushioshi Nassen (comb-press dyeing) and rolling Nassen, have been identified as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ishikawa prefecture.
Still today,
Notojofu is woven by hand in the traditional manner, and is distinctive for its rustic coloring and high-quality patterns, known as “Kasuri.” Its delicate texture is described as similar to a cicada’s wings. Also, Its characteristics are ramie’s crispness along with durability. Soft and cool, it is often used as a fabric for “Kimonos” to be worn in the hot summer. Anyone who wears a Notojofu Kimono even once is sure to agree. The rustic colors that fit Noto’s climate and traditional splashed patterns contain refinement and beauty that stand the test of time.
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................................................................................ Nara 奈良県



奈良上布 Nara Jofu
hemp linen (asa-nuno), also called
Nara Sarashi 奈良晒 "Nara Bleached Fabric"
the origin of Nara Sarashi goes back to the age of Kojiki.
An intangible cultural property of Nara since 1979.
Developed in the tradition of Echigo Jofu.
Made from specially selected karamushi 苧麻 Boehmeria nipononivea and Iwashima asa 岩島麻 hemp from Gunma.
Until the 13th century often used for robes of priests.




................................................................................ Niigata 新潟県



越後上布 Echigo Jofu
a fabric of Echigo, Japan on national Important Cultural Properties listing in 1955, and UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list since 2009. It is made from fine bast fiber from the ramie plant (Boehmeria nivea), also called hemp, although not directly related to cannabis hemp.[a] After it is woven on a jibata backstrap loom (地機), the fabric is spread on snowfields (yuki-zarashi) where ultraviolet light from the sun creates ozone and bleaches it white. The fabric is used to make summer kimonos and other traditional garments, cushions and bed linens.
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................................................................................ Okinawa　沖縄


宮古上布 Miyako Jofu
from Miyako Island


. Yaeyama joofu 八重山上布 Yaeyama ramie hemp cloth .




................................................................................ Shiga 滋賀県



近江上布 Omi Jofu, Omi Ramie
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Fostered by the well-known entrepreneurial spirit of Omi tradesmen, the hot local climate and a plentiful supply of water from the Aichi River, production of woven ramie cloth developed in this area from the Kamakura period (1185-1333).
The craft flourished during the Edo period (1600-1868) with encouragement from the Hikone clan, which ruled the area around Hikone on the southern shores of Lake Biwa, and it became a well established local industry as a result. From that time on, great improvements were made in dyeing techniques giving rise to the superb ikat patterns characteristic of Omi Jofu.
The ikat
is either in the weft alone or in both the warp and weft. Weft threads are mainly bound before being dyed using a stencil for the weft ikat cloths. In the case of the warp and weft ikats, both sets of threads are dyed by applying the dyestuff to the bound threads. The positions of the warp and weft threads are then adjusted as the cloth is woven to produce what is one of the craft's top cloths. Ramie is a very comfortable cloth to wear as it is cool and absorbs moisture. These days, cloth is usually made for traditional garments but is also used for coats.
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皺くちやの上布を着たる染師かな
shiwa kuchiya no joofu o kitaru someshi kana

森田峠 Morita Toge (1924 - 2013)


. WKD : joofu 上布 Jofu cloth .
- kigo for summer -

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