Alexandra#yanbaruindigo most of the producers are still doing everything by hand.
the different books do not agree on the quantity of leaves, the quantity of lime, some talk about coral, some don't. they don't agree on the periods for taking the leaves or time necessary for the production…
very reliable sources…
to end she shows us a film of indigo production in an indigo jar.
no questions today, no time (>_<)
#yanbaruindigo there are also new shape squared jars. with electric mixers.
they are shaped as indian jars. the indians do not add lime, that's a different process.
some people also use metallic water tanks as indigo jars.
some people (many people) use plastic buckets to produce for their own use. ah, yukari does it too, she has a small indigo field 😁
once you have the tama-indigo, there are still several operation to be able to use it as dye.
they are shaped as indian jars. the indians do not add lime, that's a different process.
some people also use metallic water tanks as indigo jars.
some people (many people) use plastic buckets to produce for their own use. ah, yukari does it too, she has a small indigo field 😁
once you have the tama-indigo, there are still several operation to be able to use it as dye.
#yanbaruindigo to the fields below.
she now shows us pictures of indigo jars in mount yonaha. really exactly the same i found in our yanbaru surveys.
she shows us pics of currents indigo jars and tama-jars, that are exactly the same, but in concrete.
the new young people who start indigo production just restaure the old indigo jars that are everywhere instead of creating new ones. but they only produce half the quantity each time so the jars are half empty.
she now shows us pictures of indigo jars in mount yonaha. really exactly the same i found in our yanbaru surveys.
she shows us pics of currents indigo jars and tama-jars, that are exactly the same, but in concrete.
the new young people who start indigo production just restaure the old indigo jars that are everywhere instead of creating new ones. but they only produce half the quantity each time so the jars are half empty.
#yanbaruindigo there is another book (5 books) of taisho 4 talking about okinawan plants and there is a part about ryukyu indigo.
concerning the current production.
the indigo jars are called ee-chibu, iee-chibu. the 「tama-chibu」are the jars to store the indigo balls once finished, transfered from the indigo jars. they are smaller. i found some in yanbaru as well.
they are numerous in places with good water supply, above the terraced fields because the water is drained from the jars and sent
concerning the current production.
the indigo jars are called ee-chibu, iee-chibu. the 「tama-chibu」are the jars to store the indigo balls once finished, transfered from the indigo jars. they are smaller. i found some in yanbaru as well.
they are numerous in places with good water supply, above the terraced fields because the water is drained from the jars and sent
#yanbaruindigo the book says the indigo is produced in ceramic jars, not in what we call indigo-jars in okinawa and that are just veryvery large semi-spherical holes in the ground. that's dubious if you want my opinion, found so many indigo-jars in yanbaru, but no ceramic ones…
the new book in bad state that yukari found also talks about production methods.
the new book in bad state that yukari found also talks about production methods.
#yanbaruindigo it is important to make shade for the plants.
we are at the season when the leaves are put in the jars, so, if you go to izumi now you can see the leaves-in-jar.
the book also talks about the indigo production techniques, including production of lime by burning fresh coral.
the book of meiji 21 precises that ryukyu indigo is not produced in japan. it explains the agricultural techniques and production techniques.
we are at the season when the leaves are put in the jars, so, if you go to izumi now you can see the leaves-in-jar.
the book also talks about the indigo production techniques, including production of lime by burning fresh coral.
the book of meiji 21 precises that ryukyu indigo is not produced in japan. it explains the agricultural techniques and production techniques.
#yanbaruindigo in 1874 the jaranese publish a book「the correct way to produce indigo」 but we don't know if it was really followed. 1888 a japanese writes a book about ryukyu indigo production. a meiji 20 book has recently been found in bad state of conservation, talking about ryukyu indigo as well. it is being restaured now.
the 1874 book gives very technical instruction about the soil, the depth of the planting holes, the agricultural techniques to protect the plants…
the 1874 book gives very technical instruction about the soil, the depth of the planting holes, the agricultural techniques to protect the plants…
#yanbaruindigo (pun intended) and decide to create 3000 more indigo jars, yeah !
there were about 200 jars until then, it still represented as much value as the sugar cane production in okinawa.
but well, then there's the war, everyone dies and there are 20 producers left. in 1965, only 3 left.
in 1969, only 1. in 1973 conservation programmes start. indigo is still produced in okinawa nowadays. there are many people too who produce only what they need for their personal use.
there were about 200 jars until then, it still represented as much value as the sugar cane production in okinawa.
but well, then there's the war, everyone dies and there are 20 producers left. in 1965, only 3 left.
in 1969, only 1. in 1973 conservation programmes start. indigo is still produced in okinawa nowadays. there are many people too who produce only what they need for their personal use.
#yanbaruindigo ryukyu indigo is really well suited for growing in the narrow and wet valleys of kunigami and kunigami has long been a leader of production (second : yaeyama)
then after the annexation of the kingdom by japan, the former noble people who worked for the government loose their job and go to kunigami-motobu and make indigo (makes more money than normal agriculture).
then, indian and chemical indigo arrives and that's the beginning of the end.
in 1932, the producers refuse to die
then after the annexation of the kingdom by japan, the former noble people who worked for the government loose their job and go to kunigami-motobu and make indigo (makes more money than normal agriculture).
then, indian and chemical indigo arrives and that's the beginning of the end.
in 1932, the producers refuse to die
#yanbaruindigo 「no way」ad lib.
there are also ryukyuan records of satsuma administrators coming in ryukyu and buying indigo. not sure ＊they＊recorded it in their official trip reports 😁
the word mud-indigo was coined by people from kagoshima in 1888, and it has a bad image, and even nowadays producers in motobu will yell at you if you use the word, you have to say tama-ai (ball indigo). i didn't know. i'll stop using mud-indigo. maybe i should rewrite my old reports 😓
there are also ryukyuan records of satsuma administrators coming in ryukyu and buying indigo. not sure ＊they＊recorded it in their official trip reports 😁
the word mud-indigo was coined by people from kagoshima in 1888, and it has a bad image, and even nowadays producers in motobu will yell at you if you use the word, you have to say tama-ai (ball indigo). i didn't know. i'll stop using mud-indigo. maybe i should rewrite my old reports 😓