{"product_id":"bingata-ryukyu-okinawa","title":"Ryukyu no Katatsuke","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKatatsuke\u003c\/em\u003e is another name for \u003cem\u003ebingata\u003c\/em\u003e, the vividly colored stencil-dyed textiles of the Ryukyu Kingdom (present-day Okinawa).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn 1938, Keisuke Serizawa traveled to Okinawa with Soetsu Yanagi, Shoji Hamada, Kanjiro Kawai and others to survey and document its crafts, and to collect examples of them. The results of these efforts were widely introduced through exhibitions and publications. This book is one of them. It contains 17 mounted swatches of antique \u003cem\u003ebingata\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eaigata\u003c\/em\u003e (indigo stencil-dyed) textiles, along with explanations of the base fabrics, stencils, types of dyes and the names of colors, the dyeing process, and the patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA rare and valuable book that conveys the richness of Okinawan dyed textiles. \u003cstrong\u003eSigned by Keisuke Serizawa.\u003c\/strong\u003e (With original box and Japanese paper wrapper.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"書肆 秋櫻舎 \/ SHUOSHA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46306232664236,"sku":null,"price":450000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/1356\/9964\/files\/R0006207.jpg?v=1792329593","url":"https:\/\/shuosha-books.com\/en\/products\/bingata-ryukyu-okinawa","provider":"書肆 秋櫻舎　SHUOSHA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}