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Feeling Blue – The Art of Aizome (藍染め)

Feeling Blue – The Art of Aizome (藍染め)

Ai-iro, fuji-iro, mizu-iro, ruri-iro... did you know that there are over 30 shades of blue in Japan’s complex system of traditional colours? Ai-iro (indigo blue or “Japan Blue”) in particular...

Feeling Blue – The Art of Aizome (藍染め)

Ai-iro, fuji-iro, mizu-iro, ruri-iro... did you know that there are over 30 shades of blue in Japan’s complex system of traditional colours? Ai-iro (indigo blue or “Japan Blue”) in particular...