Kijoka Bashofu —In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of its designation as an Important Intangible Cultural Property and the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation （展覧会）- National Crafts Museum

1.0National Crafts Museumhttps://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/ensrvmnghttps://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/author/srvmngKijoka Bashofu —In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of its designation as an Important Intangible Cultural Property and the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation （展覧会）- National Crafts Museumrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iEIoCLG9yF"><a href="https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/exhibitions/562">Kijoka Bashofu —In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of its designation as an Important Intangible Cultural Property and the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/exhibitions/562/embed#?secret=iEIoCLG9yF" width="600" height="338" title="“Kijoka Bashofu —In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of its designation as an Important Intangible Cultural Property and the fifth anniversary of the museum’s relocation” — National Crafts Museum" data-secret="iEIoCLG9yF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/exhibitions_562_01-1.jpg1078808About Bashofu is said to be “the most Okinawan weaving, born out of the Okinawan climate.” Bashofu is a type of fabric woven from a thread made of fiber extracted from the leaf sheath of a plant called “ito-basho” and is popular as a cool fabric, especially in hot summer weather. Until the Meiji era, it was produced in many areas of Okinawa, but as a result of social and economic shifts and the influence of the war, the production skills are now only handed down amongst the women of Kijoka, in Ogimi Village, on the main island of Okinawa. The production of bashofu in Kijoka begins with the cultivation […]