Last Sunday, I made a visit to the Yoshimura Haruko Silk Dye Exhibit at Saitama Dento Kogei Kaikan in Ogawamachi, Saitama Prefecture. It took three hours
by train and bus from Yokohama, but it was well worth it.
This is a close up to one section.
I have blogged before about my ancestor of my
grandmother's side. They had the red dye
business for four generations in Takasaki city in Gunma prefecture, but the
business went down. But Haruko san who is my mother's cousin has
restored the dye technique by using old wooden boards with patterns. At the same time, she has integrated all the
techniques she has learned and created her own art. I was surprised to see her modern arts
because I expected more traditional way.
But I did see some remnants of the traditional silk dye which I miss very much. I’ll show you that later
on. Meantime, I hope you enjoy her show.
I just found this site. You'll see a photo of my great grandfather Heishichi Yoshimura.
I appreciate the authors for this. It is excellent!
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=tsaconf
