Japanese woodblock print or Ukiyo-e Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō – Narumi, Famous textile shibori of Arimatsu

• Alma Karlin's Collection (CRM)
• Celje Regional Museum

Narumi 鳴海, the 41st print in the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi 東海道五十三次). A line of three traditional Japanese houses rises from the lower left-hand corner to the upper right-hand corner, with only the silhouette of the furthest house visible. A wide street runs in front of the houses, and pine trees grow between them. The houses in the foreground are stores selling the famous hand-dyed shibori 絞 goods of Arimatsu 有松. This is a traditional hand-dyeing technique in which various methods, most notably lacing the fabric, prevent the dye from reaching the entire surface of the fabric, creating different patterns. The houses have open entrances, so we can see the colourful fabrics from the street. Travellers are coming down the street: two women are walking, and behind them is another woman in a palanquin. In the distance, another woman can be seen on a horse, flanked by two porters. (KH, JR)

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