SOU・SOU × Fujitasenen Ainasen Handkerchief Short Curtain 2-piece / Chrysanthemum

What is "Kyoto Ainasen"? Japanese has been familiar with wearing indigo since the Edo period. In the early Meiji era, it was also called Japan Blue, and the indigo color became a representative color of Japan. Contrary to soak dye which is regarded as the mainstream, "Ainasen", which uses natural indigo as a raw material and is printed by hand, is the world's first dyeing technique developed by Fujitasenen. Please enjoy the taste of indigo and the natural discoloration. ・Fabric dyed in Kyoto. ・A short curtain combining 2 pieces of Ise-cotton handkerchief . ・The soft texture of raw white Isemomen Cotton "Bun" fabric is dyed with a beautiful finish of indigo. ・A bar up to 1.5 cm in diameter can be passed through. ※Pattern placement will vary from piece to piece due to the manufacturing process. Customers cannot specify the print. 【Characteristics of Natural Indigo & Care Instructions】 Natural indigo dyeing fixes color through repeated oxidation and alkalization processes. However, slight amounts of unoxidized components may remain. These elements create the depth and softness unique to indigo, but when worn in hot and humid conditions, they may cause color fading or brownish/yellowish stains. Due to the nature of the weaving process, neps (knots in the fabric) may be present. As this item is hand-printed using Kyoto Stencil Yuzen dyeing, uneven dyeing may appear along the edges of the fabric. Uneven dyeing at the fabric edges may occur due to the “box steaming” process, in which the fabric is suspended inside a box during steaming. These hanging marks are a distinctive feature of Ainasen dyeing.