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柿渋染め（かきしぶぞめ）は古くから庶民の生活の中で日常的に用いられました。高い防水・防腐・防虫効果を持ち、漁網、醸造用絞り袋、染色用型紙や、渋団扇、紙衣，和傘などあらゆる日用品に塗られていました。柿を未熟な青柿のうちに採取し、粉砕・圧搾して得られる渋液を冷暗所で熟成させます。渋取をした時は黄緑色ですが、時間がたつにつれ茶色にかわります。その柿渋を何回も塗り重ねると鮮やかな「柿渋茶」を発色し、化学染料にはない独特の風合いになります。また、柿渋は漢方薬としても知られ、タンニンが血圧降下、火傷、二日酔いなどに効くといわれています。古くからの染料柿渋を、大原の良い水と環境のもとに一つ一つ手作業で染め上げました。(HPより)

Kakishibuzome has been used daily in the lives of ordinary people since ancient times. It has high waterproof, antiseptic and insect repellent effects, and was applied to all daily necessities such as fishing nets, piping bags for brewing, paper patterns for dyeing, astringent fans, paper clothes, and Japanese umbrellas. The persimmons are collected in immature green persimmons, and the astringent liquid obtained by crushing and squeezing is aged in a cool and dark place. It is yellowish green when it is astringent, but it turns brown over time. If you apply the persimmon tannin many times, it will develop a vivid "Kakishibu tea", giving it a unique texture not found in chemical dyes. Kakishibu is also known as a Chinese herbal medicine, and tannins are said to be effective against blood pressure lowering, burns, and hangovers. The old dye Kakishibu is hand-dyed one by one under the good water and environment of Ohara Kyoto Jpana.