Translator Reviews ( Japanese → English )
Rating: 52 / Native Japanese / 0 Reviews / 15 Nov 2010 at 18:48
染めるための型紙（伊勢型紙）について。伊勢型紙の型地紙（かたぢがみ：または渋紙とも呼ばれます。）は、手漉きの和紙を手作業で柿渋を用いて張り合わせ、天日に干して作られます。その紙を用いて、型彫師が卓越した技と時間を費やして精緻な文様を彫り上げたものが伊勢型紙です。この写真の型紙は、絹の紗と漆を用いて「紗張り（しゃばり）」という、染色のための補強が施されています。
About paper patterns for dyeing (Ise paper patterns): The ground paper for Ise paper patterns, also called as Shibugami (tannin paper), is made with handmade paper, which is strengthened with persimmon tannin juice and dried under the sun. These paper is carved by pattern craft people with their remarkable skills and considerable time to be completed as meticulously designed Ise paper patterns. The paper pattern in this picture is reinforced by a method called “Shabari” with silk gauge and lacquer for dyeing.