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[[File:Hanagasa.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Hanagasa]] [[Okinawan dance|dancers]] in ''[[bingata]]'' robes]]
[[File:Hanagasa.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Hanagasa]] [[Okinawan dance|dancers]] in ''[[bingata]]'' robes]]
[[File:Kasuri-ryukaji.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Sanshin]] players in ''[[kasuri]]'' (ikat) garments]]
[[File:Kasuri-ryukaji.jpg|right|thumb|320px|[[Sanshin]] players in ''[[kasuri]]'' (ikat) garments]]
Textiles are traditionally dyed or decorated in a variety of ways as well. ''[[Bingata]]'', a form of resist dyeing in which a paste-like material is used with a stencil to control which areas would be dyed, is perhaps the most famous, and involves boldly colorful patterns, often against a boldly yellow or pink ground; ''bingata'' is strongly associated with the aristocracy. Meanwhile, Ryûkyû is also known for its ''hana-ui'' brocades, ''ro'' gauze weaving, and ''[[kasuri]]'' or ikat, a form of resist-dyeing in which the threads are dyed first, before being woven into the garment, creating geometric and other patterns in a two-tone (e.g. indigo and undyed white) palette.
Textiles are traditionally dyed or decorated in a variety of ways as well. ''[[Bingata]]'' (also known as ''katachiki''), a form of resist dyeing in which a paste-like material is used with a stencil to control which areas would be dyed, is perhaps the most famous, and involves boldly colorful patterns, often against a boldly yellow or pink ground; ''bingata'' is strongly associated with the aristocracy. Meanwhile, Ryûkyû is also known for its ''hana-ui'' brocades, ''ro'' gauze weaving, and ''[[kasuri]]'' or ikat, a form of resist-dyeing in which the threads are dyed first, before being woven into the garment, creating geometric and other patterns in a two-tone (e.g. indigo and undyed white) palette.
As in China, yellow was considered an aristocratic or royal color, and the wearing of yellow garments was limited to those of elite status; not only ''bingata'' but also other royal & aristocratic garments were often dyed yellow head to toe, using minerals such as orpiment (J: ''sekiô'')<ref>An arsenic sulfide mineral known in Japanese as ''sekiô'' 石黄, lit. "stone yellow."</ref> or plant materials such as [[turmeric]] or ''huáng bò''.<ref>黄檗. The bark of the Amur cork tree (''Phellodendron amurense'' or ''Phellodendron chinense'').</ref><ref>「ロイヤルカラーの黄色地衣裳」, gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49599011943/sizes/l/]</ref>
Another particular type of silk cloth associated with Ryûkyû is known as ''tabby'' (二彩 or タビー, ''tabii''). Originally a famous product of China's [[Guangdong province]], it was among the chief types of textiles transshipped through or exported by Ryûkyû.<ref>Kamiya Nobuyuki, ''Ryûkyû to Nihon, Chûgoku'' 琉球と日本・中国, Yamakawa Shuppansha (2008), 60.</ref>
Another particular type of silk cloth associated with Ryûkyû is known as ''tabby'' (二彩 or タビー, ''tabii''). Originally a famous product of China's [[Guangdong province]], it was among the chief types of textiles transshipped through or exported by Ryûkyû.<ref>Kamiya Nobuyuki, ''Ryûkyû to Nihon, Chûgoku'' 琉球と日本・中国, Yamakawa Shuppansha (2008), 60.</ref>