This dark blue dyed stole (shawl) with crow pattern was made by Toyokazu Ono at his Yotsume dye studio.
On cotton gauze the item was hand dyed by Ono in the katazome (stencil) style.
Of the design, Ono remarks that crows are both immortalised in Japanese folklore (the mythical ‘Yatagarasu’), and a feature of modern life, adapting themselves to humans. It is possible to respect, and be a bit concerned by them - also not unlike humans. He tried to bring their tumbling multitude into this design.
It is 1 metre by 2 metres and weighs 200g.200g
About Yotsume
Yotsume Somenuno-sha is the dye studio of Toyokazu Ono. Based in Kunisaki on the north-eastern tip of Kyushu island, Ono practices katazome, or Japanese stencil dye. From a family who have made dye works for temples and Japanese businesses for more than a century, Ono takes his influences from the mid-century revival in katazome led by Keisuke Serizawa, and modern stencil based graffiti. The results are handmade dye works rich in colour and pattern, that offer both a contemporary riff on a traditional craft, and tap into a rich aesthetic seam.
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