Its origins date back to the Edo period, and it flourished in 1908 (Meiji 41) when it obtained a patent for its unique "unraveling and printing" technique.
This silk fabric is characterized by its iridescent sheen, achieved by using complementary colors in the weft threads, and its frequent use of plant patterns.

• Technology/techniques/raw materials

  Technology/techniques/raw materials

  Technology/techniques

  1. Plain Meisen and striped Meisen fabrics shall be woven using the following techniques or methods:
  (1) The fabric shall be plain weave with pre-dyed yarn.
  (2) The scouring and dyeing of the yarn shall be done by immersion dyeing.
  (3) For inserting the weft threads, a hand-thrown shuttle, a treadle-operated flying shuttle, or a shuttle-operated loom shall be used.

  2. In the case of patterned meisen silk, the fabric shall be woven using the following techniques or methods:
  (1) It shall be made of plain weave fabric.
  (2) The scouring and dyeing of the yarn shall be done by immersion dyeing.
  (3) After the warp threads have been temporarily woven, they will be "unraveled and printed".
  (4) For inserting the weft threads, a hand-thrown shuttle, a treadle-operated flying shuttle, or a shuttle-operated loom shall be used.
  (5) Weaving shall be done by "unraveling weaving".

   

  raw materials

  The thread used shall be raw silk, spun silk, or floss silk, or silk thread of equivalent quality.