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*''Japanese'': 苧麻 ''(karamushi)''<ref>Hemp itself, or its fibers, is known as ''asa'' (麻) in Japanese. ''Karamushi'' refers to the high-quality textile produced from those fibers.</ref>
Ramie, or hemp cloth, was a widely common fabric used for clothing in pre-modern and early modern Japan, and as a [[tribute]] good throughout the region. In [[Ryukyuan textiles|Ryûkyû]], hemp cloth is known as ''jôfu'' (上布).
Hemp was grown and used for clothing at least as early as the 3rd century, as its cultivation is recorded in the [[Wei zhi|Records of Wei]].
It was replaced as the most standard fabric in the [[Edo period]] by [[cotton]], which was easier to process and to transport. Whereas ''asa'' had to be processed within a few days of harvesting the raw materials, and could not be transported well before processing, raw cotton could be transported much more easily, both before processing and at various stages within the process. Cotton was also warmer than ramie.
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==References==
*[[Eiko Ikegami]], ''Bonds of Civility'', Cambridge University Press (2005), 252-253.
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Ramie, or hemp cloth, was a widely common fabric used for clothing in pre-modern and early modern Japan, and as a [[tribute]] good throughout the region. In [[Ryukyuan textiles|Ryûkyû]], hemp cloth is known as ''jôfu'' (上布).
Hemp was grown and used for clothing at least as early as the 3rd century, as its cultivation is recorded in the [[Wei zhi|Records of Wei]].
It was replaced as the most standard fabric in the [[Edo period]] by [[cotton]], which was easier to process and to transport. Whereas ''asa'' had to be processed within a few days of harvesting the raw materials, and could not be transported well before processing, raw cotton could be transported much more easily, both before processing and at various stages within the process. Cotton was also warmer than ramie.
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==References==
*[[Eiko Ikegami]], ''Bonds of Civility'', Cambridge University Press (2005), 252-253.
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[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
