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BingataBingata

Also known as: 紅型

A Ryukyuan stencil dyeing technique that applies many colors using paper stencils. The "bin" (紅) is said to mean color in general, not only red, and it boldly uses reds, yellows, and blues. In the kingdom era it was also used for the garments of high-ranking people.

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