Name: Shiozawa Tsumugi — MASTER'S ARTISTRY
Uploaded: 2015-01-01
Description: Inheriting the techniques of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage 'Echigo Jofu' ramie cloth in silk, Shiozawa Tsumugi was born in the late 18th cen

Shiozawa Tsumugi

Snow bleaching — a Shiozawa spring ritual

Inheriting the techniques of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage 'Echigo Jofu' ramie cloth in silk, Shiozawa Tsumugi was born in the late 18th century. Its subtle, refined ikat patterns and muted palette carry quiet elegance. The signature snow-bleaching process — laying bolts on open snowfields in bright sunshine — brings out vivid pattern definition.

Shiozawa Tsumugi

Silk Ikat of Shiozawa

Born in the late 18th century by applying the techniques of UNESCO-listed Echigo Jofu (ramie cloth) to silk.

Refined kasuri patterns in muted tones give Shiozawa Tsumugi a quiet, aristocratic elegance.

Snow-bleaching — a hallmark spring scene of Shiozawa — involves laying bolts of fabric on broad snowfields under bright sunshine to enhance pattern vibrancy.

○ Main production area: Minamiuonuma City

Shiozawa Textile Industrial Cooperative
107-1 Mekida, Minamiuonuma 949-6435
Tel: 025-782-1127 / Fax: 025-782-1128
Email: siozawaorimono@wine.ocn.ne.jp