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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Checkerboard Pattern (Ichimatsu) www.instagram.com/p/DdbYqi0CUz... The Checkerboard Pattern, known in Japan as Ichimatsu (市松模様), consists of alternating squares arranged in a grid. This type of pattern has been used in Japan since ancient times.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Chrysanthemum & Shippo (Interlocking Circles) www.instagram.com/p/DeCIjPTgfE... A design featuring both the chrysanthemum and Shippo (Interlocking Circles) is a traditional Japanese pattern. It has been expressed in various forms in Japanese textiles and crafts for centuries.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Stencil Technique to Create Shibori-Style Patterns www.instagram.com/p/DdtaOvaiQ3... Shibori dyeing is a traditional resist-dyeing technique that uses needles and thread to create areas of fabric that resist the dye.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wheel Motif (Kuruma-mon) In Japan, the Wheel Motif (車文) is a traditional motif based on the wheels of the gissha (ox-drawn carriage), a vehicle once used by members of the imperial court and aristocracy. www.instagram.com/p/DdJXGGHgc8...

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In Japan, the pine has long been one of the traditional motifs, expressed as “Matsumon” (pine patterns). As an auspicious design, it has been used in various forms such as textiles and crafts. #paperstencils #paperstencil #isekatagami #kimono #craftsmanship #textile #katazome

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Hemp Leaf Motif (Asanoha) in Design www.instagram.com/p/DaDLofgIHF... The Hemp Leaf motif, known in Japan as Asanoha (麻の葉), is a traditional Japanese geometric motif based on a repeating hexagonal design. The name Asanoha comes from the motif's resemblance to the leaves of the hemp plant.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Crane and Turtle Motifs in Design www.instagram.com/p/DYpFDU7gUQ... In Japan, cranes and turtles have long been regarded as auspicious symbols of longevity and long life, appearing in textiles, garments, crafts, and decorative arts.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Igeta Pattern (井桁模様) www.instagram.com/p/DUdMelsEpX... The Igeta pattern is a traditional Japanese geometric motif and has long been used in weaving, textiles, and family crests.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Katazome Sample Book (Japanese Stencil-Dyeing Sample Book) www.instagram.com/p/DXExH-0EU-... In the Edo period, sample books were created by pasting pieces of stenciled washi (Japanese paper) to serve as references for katazome (stencil-dyeing) designs.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Noshi (Auspicious Dried Abalone Motif) in Japan www.instagram.com/p/DWjE8kVCAj... The term “noshi” originates from noshi-awabi, a dried abalone. Inspired by this form, noshi motifs have long been used as auspicious designs representing longevity, prosperity, and celebration.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Shishi (Lion) Motif in Japan www.instagram.com/p/DWWK2Jhjo_... The shishi (lion) motif originates from the image of a lion, reimagined as a mythical creature. It was introduced to China via the Silk Road and later spread to Japan.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Synthetic Dye Sample Book — Japan, 1904 (明治37年) www.instagram.com/p/DVBPgzAESw... In Japan, synthetic dyes began to be used during the Meiji period (1868–1912). In 1904, this synthetic dye sample book, featuring threads dyed with approximately 100 different dyes, was published.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Igeta Pattern (井桁模様) www.instagram.com/p/DUdMelsEpX... The Igeta pattern is a traditional Japanese geometric motif and has long been used in weaving, textiles, and family crests.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Shimachō (縞帳), 1893 www.instagram.com/p/DUIn_J8Eo6... Shimachō are sample books used as design references for weaving striped textiles. They were carefully preserved because they served as valuable resources for weavers.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Minogame (蓑亀) Motif in Design www.instagram.com/p/DTaOz5GjKU... The Minogame (蓑亀) is a turtle covered with seaweed, a figure that has appeared for centuries in Japanese literature and art. What appears to be the turtle’s long tail is actually seaweed that has grown over many years.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Crane Motif in Design www.instagram.com/p/DTINRDmEYc... In Japan, the crane is an auspicious bird symbolizing longevity and has been depicted in decorative designs since the Heian period.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Eggplant(茄子) Motif in Design www.instagram.com/p/DSuT1mYAeM... In Japan, the eggplant (茄子/nasu) has long been used as an auspicious motif, symbolizing growth and the positive development of things.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Stencil Technique to Create Shibori-Style Patterns www.instagram.com/p/DPbUDLbD4Y... Shibori dyeing is a traditional resist-dyeing technique. To reduce the time and cost required for authentic shibori, artisans developed methods to reproduce shibori-like patterns using stencil dyeing instead.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Shrimp (海老) Motif in Design www.instagram.com/p/DSkKJBHDrF... The shrimp has long been regarded in Japan as a symbol of longevity and good fortune, and it has frequently appeared as an auspicious motif in textile design.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Shiro-gasuri/白絣（White Japanese Ikat） www.instagram.com/p/DSM-8c6DcK... Kasuri (絣)—known internationally as Japanese ikat—is a traditional textile technique, and one variation, shiro-gasuri (白絣, white kasuri), features patterns on a white ground rendered in indigo or brown threads.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Ise Katagami (Japanese Paper Stencil) www.instagram.com/p/DR9hugNEdJ... Ise katagami（伊勢型紙）is a traditional stencil paper produced mainly in the area around present-day Suzuka City in Mie Prefecture and has long been used for stencil dyeing.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

San-Kuzushi Pattern www.instagram.com/p/DReopluiMn... The San-Kuzushi pattern is a continuous design featuring stripes arranged vertically and horizontally in a stone-paving-like layout. This pattern was widely used in textiles and was believed to symbolize abundance and rich harvests in japan.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Komon:Small Pattern www.instagram.com/p/DRKCXyGiN_... “Komon” refers to textiles dyed using stencils to create a repeating pattern of small motifs at regular intervals. The term komon (“small pattern”) distinguishes from larger motifs, such as daimon (large patterns) and chūgata (medium patterns).

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Textiles Inspired by Batik and Chintz www.instagram.com/p/DQ6sWMkjIM... From the 16th century onward, textiles such as batik and chintz—dyed with intricate and colorful designs—were brought to Japan. Inspired by these imported fabrics, Japanese artisans later began creating their own versions.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Kasuri(Japanese Ikat) www.instagram.com/p/DQoj5C6j6U... Kasuri(Japanese Ikat) is a relatively new dyeing and weaving technique in the long history of Japanese textiles. Kasuri is admired for its softly blurred patterns and gentle tonal variations, created by pre-dyeing the threads before weaving.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Ōshima Tsumugi (大島紬) www.instagram.com/p/DQZSQPNko5... Ōshima Tsumugi is a plain-woven silk textile traditionally produced on Amami Ōshima Island in Japan. For dyeing the silk threads, a unique method is used: the yarns are first dyed with Yeddo hawthorn, then fixed with iron-rich mud.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Arabesque (Karakusa) Pattern www.instagram.com/p/DQMPOCpCTE... The arabesque pattern has been used in Japan since ancient times. It depicts continuous designs in which plant leaves and flowers are connected with vine-like curves, or sometimes consists solely of repeated vine motifs.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Stencil Technique to Create Shibori-Style Patterns www.instagram.com/p/DQHJEE5gWM... Shibori dyeing is a traditional resist-dyeing technique. To reduce the time and cost required for authentic shibori, artisans developed methods to reproduce shibori-like patterns using stencil dyeing instead.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

The Gourd in Design www.instagram.com/p/DP8yZj9gel... The gourd, the fruit of a plant in the cucumber family, has long been used as a practical container for holding water or sake in Japan. Because of its widening shape toward the bottom, the gourd has been regarded as an auspicious symbol.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Kumo Tatewaku (Cloud Rising Pattern) in Design www.instagram.com/p/DP1EJZageD... The Tatewaku pattern is one of Japan’s classic traditional motifs. It features pairs of curved lines placed side by side, where each line swells outward in the middle and tapers toward both ends.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Swallow Motifs in Design www.instagram.com/p/DPv6edPDMl... Designs featuring the swallow have long been used in the decorative arts of East Asia, including Japan and China. The swallow has been cherished as a bird that heralds the arrival of spring and is regarded as an auspicious symbol.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Kuzufu (Textile Woven from Kudzu Fiber) www.instagram.com/p/DPgfVTfEam... Kuzufu is a traditional Japanese textile woven from the fibers of kudzu. Cloth woven from kudzu fibers, called kuzufu, is known for its natural luster, lightness, water resistance, and heat-retaining qualities.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

San-Kuzushi Pattern www.instagram.com/p/DPOcLuSju2... The San-Kuzushi pattern is a continuous design featuring stripes arranged vertically and horizontally in a stone-paving-like layout. This pattern was widely used in textiles and was believed to symbolize abundance and rich harvests in japan

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Katazome Sample Books (Japanese Stencil-Dyeing Sample Books) – Part 3 of 4 www.instagram.com/p/DPWKhc3jxW... In the Edo period, sample books were created by pasting pieces of stenciled washi (Japanese paper) to serve as references for katazome (stencil-dyeing) designs.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Bird Diagonal-Band Motif (Toridasuki) www.instagram.com/p/DPL3W9GiW4... In Japanese art, subjects inspired by nature — known as kacho fugetsu (“flowers, birds, wind and moon,” evoking landscapes and the changing seasons) — have long been central themes.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

San-Kuzushi Pattern www.instagram.com/p/DPOcLuSju2... This pattern is a continuous design featuring stripes arranged vertically and horizontally in a stone-paving-like layout. During the Edo period, this pattern was widely used in textiles and was believed to symbolize abundance and rich harvests.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Linked Swastika Pattern (Sayagata) www.instagram.com/p/DPIbp90EZy... The Sayagata is a pattern composed of interlocking swastika-like forms. Because the pattern repeats continuously without interruption, Sayagata came to be regarded as an auspicious motif symbolizing prosperity and longevity.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Carp in Design www.instagram.com/p/DPBkNErDV4... The Carp has long been known as the “king of river fish” in japan. Inspired by a Chinese legend in which a koi swims upstream through the rapids at the Dragon Gate and transforms into a dragon, it has come to symbolize success and rising in life.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Japanese “Komon” www.instagram.com/p/DO8an0MDYA... “Komon” refers to textiles dyed using stencils to create a repeating pattern of small motifs at regular intervals. The term komon (“small pattern”) distinguishes from larger motifs, such as daimon (large patterns) and chūgata (medium patterns).

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Fan Motifs in Design – Vol.2 www.instagram.com/p/DO3BhNbEWa... Fans (Ougi) have traditionally been used in ceremonies and to stay cool during the summer. When opened, a fan spreads out widely, which has long been seen as a symbol of good luck and prosperity in japan.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Rag Weaving (Sakiori) www.instagram.com/p/DO0v1PMEkO... Rag weaving is a plain-weave textile made by weaving strips of old or worn-out cloth into the weft. This technique arose from the wisdom and ingenuity of people who lived largely self-sufficient lives and could not easily buy new goods.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Mandarin Duck Motif www.instagram.com/p/DOyMExLkoi... The male mandarin duck is striking, with its colorful plumage, side feathers,crest. The image of two ducks side by side came to represent a harmonious couple, and the birds’ beautiful wings were stylized into decorative patterns in japan.

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iroai.jp @iroai.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Tortoise Shell（Kikkō）Pattern in Design www.instagram.com/p/DOvrUY4kjy... Tortoise Shell（Kikkō）pattern is a geometric design of regular hexagons that resembles a tortoise shell. In Japanese culture, the tortoise has long been regarded as an auspicious symbol.

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