A detail image of a dyed kamiko haori in the personal collection of Fumiko Satō. This kamiko features a seven treasures (shippō 七宝) created using the special embossing technique developed in Shiroishi called takuhon. This haori was made by a member of the Satō family. The lining is also paper, and both the interior and exterior of the kamiko have been dyed with likely walnut dye.
Funding
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
History
Session
S10
Rights owner
Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Cultural group
Japanese
Participants
Fumiko Satō, Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran
Country
Japan
Place
Shiroishi, Miyagi
Item/object
Kamiko haori (paper kimono jacket)
Techniques of production
Embossed, Sewn
Materials
Washi
Cultural context/event
Interview
Location
Workshop
Temporality
These kamiko haori were created during the 20th-century, during the revival period in Shiroishi, when kamiko, shifu, and washi skills were being propagated and researched by keen local people