Honzome Koshu musha-nobori , koi-nobori
February 01, 2021Features:
Hand-dyed banners with vivid colors.
Honzome Koshu musha-nobori (dyed warrior banners)
Musha-noboris were originated from hatasashimono (small war banners) worn by soldiers. In Yamanashi, parents began to hang them up on Children's Day since the late Edo period. On banners, stories of Shingen Takeda, the feudal lord of Kai Province (today Yamanashi Prefecture), was illustrated in the hope that children would grow up as strong as him.
As you recognize paintings of the Battles of Kawanakajima and Mt. Fuji Hunt, what makes those artworks unique is the sketching handed down through the generations as well as vivid colors.
Honzome Koshu koi-nobori (Carp banner)
As well as musha noboris, koi-noboris are hand dyed. Every process is done by hand carefully- from glue making (with fine glutinous rice powder and rice bran) to fabric washing, sketching, glue pasting, dyeing, washing and drying.
With the technique that was originated in the end of Edo period, craftsman (seventh) dyes fabrics with bright colors that make noboris dynamic and unique.
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