A Kyoto company has preserved the "kire" samples.
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"Haura" linings with new, eye-opening designs, are now in the limelight. Many "kire" samples which show the outline of the haura have been preserved by a Kyoto dyeing company.
"Haura" linings are generally used for the linings of "haoris" (Japanese short coat) for kimonos, but they were also used for the fabric of "juban" (undergarments for kimonos). Even though a haura lining cannot be seen, there is an Japanese expression "Haura ni koru," which means the desire to use elaborate haura linings. The haura linings which have bright colors and designs with interesting patterns are compared with the drab fabrics of the outer garment. Kyoto, where fabric dyeing techniques are at their highest level, is the center of haura production. "Okashige" (Muromachi, Oike-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto; Shigeo Okajima, President) has preserved kire samples. This company has stored approximately 200 samples, which were dyed in the "Yuzen" dyeing style from the end of the Meiji Era to the beginning of the Showa Era (early 20th century), and has put them on panels and folding hangings. |
