International studio (42.1910)

Japanese Art and Artists of To-day.—III. Textiles and Embroidery

instance the fine wire rods
on which the silk is woven
are removed without the
fabric being cut, except
where necessary to empha-
size the design, which is
painted on the fabric by a
brush dipped in the requi-
site dyes. The work in
this material, exhibited by
Messrs. Takashimaya and
Messrs. Tanaka, respectively,
shows what delightful results
can be obtained by this
method.

Perhaps the most fasci-
nating of Japanese textile

cut velvet : "evening scene, kiyonizu temple" manufactures are those

by nishimura soisei of kioto which go by the name of

" Yuzen," so called from a

named above and the two other pieces shown Buddhist priest of Kioto who invented the special
in our coloured illustrations. process of dyeing employed in producing them.

Velvets in Japan are called " Birodo," and of The term applies chiefly to the fabrics of silk
recent years their manufacture has received great and crape, largely used in Japan for ladies' dresses,
stimulus from the demand of the European but it is also appl'ed to muclin and velvet. In
markets for dyed and cut velvets. In this silk and crape Yuzen the woof and weft consist of

cut velvet: "a moonlight scene "

designed by r. tanaka, kioto

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