Continued from the first report of this series of work, chronological investigations on crests, especially on those which were put on beddings and wrapping cloths (Furoshiki), have been carried on.
The method :
1. Survey of actual situation ;
2. Classification of patterns by period ;
3. Examination of stencils which have been kept at dye houses ;
4. Inquiries of elderly women.
The results :
The main points that have been found out are as follows :
On beddings crests have been put by two methods, one is to dye the cloth deep blue using stencils, and the other is to inweave the pattern with mottled thread. On Furoshiki, on the other hand, only the former technique has been applied.
The pattern put on beddings and Furoshiki by one family has changed as the times change.
Although deep blue dyeing was the only method for putting on crests in the Meiji era, many varieties in patterns, their combinations, sizes, etc. are observed.
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