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  • For bosses, she'll go with more elegant and classic looks, such as Japanese silk-screened yuzen paper or a wrap with sophisticated stripes.

    Dressing Up Your Presents Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011

  • The last artwork I did before becoming too ill I made with yuzen chiyagami paper that my sister & I ordered from Japan.

    Japan Trip April 6th (Day 6): Perfect Day of Sakura, Kimiono’s, Geisha and Samurai Districts Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • Japanese paper comes in a variety of forms, the most typical being chiyogami yuzen and katazome.

    Japanese Paper Field Notes 2007

  • This Japanese site is an excellent place to buy yuzen online.

    Japanese Paper Field Notes 2007

  • Other online retailers of yuzen charge double or even triple that for a sheet half that size.

    Japanese Paper Field Notes 2007

  • Other online retailers of yuzen charge double or even triple that for a sheet half that size.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Field Notes 2007

  • Japanese paper comes in a variety of forms, the most typical being chiyogami yuzen and katazome.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Field Notes 2007

  • This Japanese site is an excellent place to buy yuzen online.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Field Notes 2007

  • (chirimen) with tie-dyeing (shibori), paste-resist dyeing (yuzen) and embroidery, 1800-1850,

    style court Style Court 2010

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  • A Japanese dyeing technique

    July 24, 2007

  • "Dyeing"? ;-)

    July 24, 2007

  • Thanks R. I should be more careful! :)

    July 24, 2007

  • Oh, but it started my day with a chuckle, at least. ;-)

    July 24, 2007

  • Good--maybe I should have left it for comic effect! Let's see, what does this picture look like?

    July 24, 2007

  • >>> Start Here >>>

    1. Chiyogami (Yuzen) Papers at The

    Japanese Paper Place

    http://www.japanesepaperplace.com/wholesale/chiyo/chiyogami-yuzen-general.htm

    2. A Short History of Yuzen Dyeing

    Sei-Sen-Kyo (undefiled dyeing house) is an orthodox successor of the art and technique of Yuzen dyeing, developed through 100 year history of Ueno's ...

    http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/yuzen/en/yuzen.html

    3. Japanese Paper "Washi" Such As Hand-Dyed Yuzen Paper

    http://www.washiwholesale.com/

    4. Kaga Yuzen

    One of the best known dyeing crafts in Japan, the traditional techniques of Kaga Yuzen, which have been handed down since that time, produce elegant colors ...

    http://web-japan.org/atlas/crafts/cra12.html

    <<< End Here <<<

    October 28, 2007