Miyazaki Yūzen (宮崎 友禅, 1654 – July 25, 1736), also known as Miyazaki Yūzensai or Yūzenzai (友禅斎), was a Japanese fan painter who perfected the yūzen fabric dyeing technique.
Miyazaki was born in Kyoto in 1654. [1] He was originally a fan painter, but is also known for his work with kosode. [2] Miyazaki painted his most popular fan designs on kimono, and they were wildly popular. [3] He used rice paste to resist-dye the cloth in a method that he named yūzen-zome. [1] It later became known as simply yūzen. This technique made it easier for Miyazaki to paint his designs directly on the kimono, making them more expressive. [4]
His designs were so popular that they were published as Yuzen-hinagata (友禅雛形 “Yūzen maquette”) [5] in 1688. [6]
Miyazaki Yūzen (宮崎 友禅, 1654 – July 25, 1736), also known as Miyazaki Yūzensai or Yūzenzai (友禅斎), was a Japanese fan painter who perfected the yūzen fabric dyeing technique.
Miyazaki was born in Kyoto in 1654. [1] He was originally a fan painter, but is also known for his work with kosode. [2] Miyazaki painted his most popular fan designs on kimono, and they were wildly popular. [3] He used rice paste to resist-dye the cloth in a method that he named yūzen-zome. [1] It later became known as simply yūzen. This technique made it easier for Miyazaki to paint his designs directly on the kimono, making them more expressive. [4]
His designs were so popular that they were published as Yuzen-hinagata (友禅雛形 “Yūzen maquette”) [5] in 1688. [6]