The Transmission of Indian Hand Block Printing and Hand Painting Textile –With Focus on Its Techniques, Communities Concerned, and the Purpose of Use–

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  • インド更紗の伝承ー技術・伝承地・用途を中心にー
  • インド サラサ ノ デンショウ : ギジュツ ・ デンショウチ ・ ヨウト オ チュウシン ニ

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India has a rich tradition of textile culture in which we can trace the origin of various textile techniques. Among them, Indian hand block printing and hand painting textiles that are called “sarasa” in Japan has been fascinating people beyond time and place. Numerous studies have been conducted to discover its roots and investigate complicated techniques through various aspects, such as etymology, historical research, verification of trade records, and dye analysis. However, it has not been studied from the intangible cultural aspects, focusing on each and different technique among the vague category of “sarasa”, people and the communities concerned, its characteristics by region in India, and its use in the context of local Indian life.Hence the present paper aims not only to contribute to the transmission or the safeguarding of the techniques of “sarasa” but also to clarify its vague definition, by focusing on three points: 1. techniques, 2. people and communities concerned, and 3. its use. The paper also organizes the information of how the techniques have been transmitted till now from both domestic and oversea references together with past records and the outcome of preliminary field research.

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