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Japanese interview
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In the old days, there were a lot of textile manufacturers around here.
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The skill itajime, where the string is placed in between the boards to be dyed.
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He had my ears pulled and I was brought and dragged down.
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in the old days, they were no means of good ladies if they could not weave with machines.
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Good cocoons were exported, and used scrap cocoons for ourselves.
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As a craftsman, my dad was the second, and I am the third generation.
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If I can't make a good pattern even if I spend 100000, 200000 yen, I would throw them away at once.
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People who can actually support these craftsmen are families.
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They try to learn and take in the cultures from other countries in a strange way.
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It's an individual who wears the kimono, so he should wear it as he likes.
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These are geometrical patterns, which are the basis of the Ooshima designs.
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There were many head clerks at wholesale stores, who could understand the worth of the products they touched
No.TS3
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Murayama Ooshima-tsumugi
Design:
hana-moyo (flower pattern)
Usage:
fabric for kimono
Material:
silk
Price:
¥316,000
No.TS5
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Murayama Ooshima-tsumugi
Design:
ooshima-cho (geometrical pattern of characteristic textile of Ooshima island)
Usage:
fabric for kimono
Material:
silk
Price:
¥207,000
No.TS9
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Murayama Ooshima-tsumugi
Design:
siro-ooshima (white geometrical pattern characteristic of Ooshima island)
Usage:
fabric for kimono
Material:
silk
Price:
¥162,000
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