
▪️Pressing foil
Keywords: "Oshi" and "Haku"
The word "Oshi"(押)means to press and "Haku"(箔) means
foil. This is a process of pasting foil. Foil is also known as gold or
silver leaf. Apply glue to where you desire to paste the gold or silver
foil. Lightly, wipe off the glue with a cotton cloth. Promptly and gently,
paste the foil to avoid getting creases. It is crucial to let it dry with
natural air.

▪️Printing Foil
Keyword: "Suri"
"Suri"(摺り) means to print. This traditional printing technique
is performed to show countless flashes of gold and silver. It allows for
kimono clothes to appear luxurious. Place a paper pattern on the fabric.
The paper patterns are made in quantities of colors used in a design. (In
general, 1 to 30 paper patterns are used. For complicated design, approximately
300 to 500 paper patterns are made and used in this laborious technique.
) Apply glue with a Japanese traditional Koma-spatula and sprinkle gold
or silver dust. Repeat this process, layer by layer. 。

▪️Sprinkling gold leaf
Keywords: "Huri Otoshi" and "Sunago"
"Huri Otoshi"(振り落とし)refers to sprinkle and "Sunago"(砂子)
means gold or silver dust. This is a coloring technique that utilizes a
traditional bamboo tube filled with gold or silver dust, which has wire
mesh on the tip of the opening. A traditional hard brush is used to paint.
Typically 3 to 6 colors are required, just to paint a petal of a flower
to deliver a delicacy and aesthetic in colors. The "Huri Otoshi Kindami
Sunago"(振り落とし金彩砂子) was applied to a short-sleeved kimono worn by a
Japanese painter Ogata korin who is known for byo bu folding screen, in
the mid-Edo period. 。

▪️Raising foil
Keyword: "Moriage Haku"
The term "Moriage Haku" itself means to raise or exaggerate the
foil. This is a technique to give a 3-dimensional visual effect in lines,
surfaces, and dots by using glue with high viscosity in its procedure.
> Heat or spray with a mixture of solvent to the glued area. Sprinkle
gold, or silver dust to give it a fancy glossiness. This effect can emulate
the look of Japanese traditional embroidery stitches.

▪️Golden line painting The word
Keyword: "Kinsen"
"Kin Sen"(金線) means the golden line. lt is a style of painting
that utilizes a slim tubed paper with an extremely small hole on the tip.
This tubed paper contains a mixture of solvent, oil synthetic resin, and
metal powder. This ink gives lines and dots on kimono clothes a smooth,
soft, and sober look.
▪️Muddy gold painting
This is an ink that contains alluvial gold or silver and resin(also known
as Nikawa). The purpose of applying this exclusive ink is to enhance the
elegance in design. This ink can be painted directly on the fabric with
a brush or by using a wooden pattern and a spatula.
▪️Slicing foil
Keyword: "Kiri"
"Kiri"(切)means to cut. It is a process of cutting pasting foil.
This skill is to give a kimono, subtle beauty, and unique identity by pasting
strips. Sprinkle gold or silver dust on deer leather, place it onto a cutting
board, and slice it with a traditional sharpened bamboo knife (Shino knife)
into extremely thin strips.
▪️Peeling foil
Keyword: "Hagashi"
"Hagashi"(剥がし)means to peel off. This method is applied to harmonize
きつい色 and gold and silver dust. The procedure starts by painting the base
layer with the traditional Yuzen pattern in きつい色 Apply glue on the whole
base. Paste or sprinkle gold or silver foil. Peel off the foil with a cotton
cloth after they are naturally dried.
This will allow the base layer (Yuzen pattern) to appear casually, while
gold or silver foil flashes beautifully. It brings a new sensation to the
fabric.
There are many more techniques that can make fabrics transform into a distinctive,
and phenomenal look such as "Mawata Haku"(まわた箔), "Momi Haku"(もみ箔),
"Piece Kakou "(ピース加工) and "Hot Stamping kakou"(ホットスタンピング加工).