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Nagoya Kuromontsuki-zome (dyeing process for black crested kimono)
From hand to hand -- Passing on skill and beauty

Many people wear a kuromontsuki, or a black crested kimono, as a formal dress on ceremonial occasions. Being made completely by hand, kuromontsuki-dyed kimono is incomparable in warm touch and durableness. In order to preserve and hand down the technique and skill for making such a wonderful product, the industry is now focusing on the training and guidance of successors under the leadership of the Cooperatives Association.

Materials traditionally used

Cloth: silk textile

Manufacturing districts

Cities of Nagoya and Nishio,

and Shikatsu Town in Nishikasugai County

Date when designated as a traditional craft

April 27, 1983

Numbers of business establishments and workers

22 establishments and 77 workers

Major products

kimono material

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