EDO Oshi-e (Embossed Cloth Pictures)
EDO Oshi-e (Embossed Cloth Pictures), a type of pressed picture art that has been produced in large quantities around Asakusa, where the "Year-End Market" has been held since the Edo period, is now produced in neighboring prefectures due to the Great Kanto Earthquake and wartime evacuations. In the past, EDO Oshi-e (Embossed Cloth Pictures) is used for battledore rackets, portraits, framed artwork, and as decorations for folding screens and fans.
overview
| Craft item name | EDO Oshi-e (Embossed Cloth Pictures) |
|---|---|
| Reading | Edoshi |
| Classification of crafts | Dolls and Kokeshi dolls |
| Main Products | Battledore rackets, portraits, framed artwork, folding screens, fans, and other decorative items. |
| Main manufacturing area | Taito Ward, Sumida Ward, Katsushika Ward in Tokyo / Kawagoe City, Kasukabe City, Niiza City in Saitama Prefecture / Ninomiya Town in Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Designated date | November 20, 2019 |
contact address
■ Production area association
Tokyo Toshiichi Hagoita Merchants Association
111-0041
1-10-1 Motoasakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-3844-5906
FAX: 03-3844-3733
Features
EDO Oshi-e (Embossed Cloth Pictures) have been produced in earnest in the Nihonbashi and Asakusa areas since the late Edo period. A pop art version of Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), it is created using silk fabrics and applying overglaze painting techniques to create images and facial features on top of the appliqué. EDO Oshi-e (Embossed Cloth Pictures) can depict not only portraits of actors, but also realistic, stylized, landscapes, animals, and various other subjects. The unique properties of the various fibers used in the fabrics are utilized in the finished works.
It seems that the creation of pressed-paper portraits of actors became popular around the time of Toyohara Kunichika of the Utagawa school. It is said that these portraits could not be created without a deep understanding of how to wear kimonos, the combination of colors, and hairstyles.
How to make it
Draw the diagram below and cut out the pattern, taking into account the glue allowance.
Place the pattern on cardboard and cut out the base shape.
Place cotton on the cut-out cardboard and wrap it in silk fabric or similar material.
The finished parts are then layered and assembled, with washi paper used as a backing.
When drawing facial features, the appliqué is sealed with alum or similar material, a base coat is applied using white pigment, and then it is colored with pigments.
The patterns and other designs on kimonos are painted using glue, white pigment, and other pigments, which are mixed according to the fabric and then applied with a brush.
They are used for various purposes such as battledore rackets and framed artwork, but the way the cotton is inserted and assembled differs for each.
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