現代の墨流し染 : 現代の名工 薗部正典の技に注目して  [in Japanese] Modern Suminagashizome : Focusing on skills of Mr. Masanori Sonobe, a contemporary master craftsman  [in Japanese]

This paper focuses on modern Suminagashizome, a kind of marbling. I have been studying the modernization of Suminagashizome in Kyoto. I have found that Suminagashizome has been continually practiced since the Meiji era to the present, due to improved methods in passing down traditional techniques. I will explore these improved methods further in this paper. Modern Suminagashizome was created with the great skills of Mr. Masanori Sonobe, a contemporary master craftsman, and his flexible thinking and advanced technology. Mr. Masanori Sonobe created rich variations of modern Suminagashizome by using the traditional techniques of Suminagashizome and the similar techniques of Norinagashizome (a derivative of Suminagashizome) with high-performance dye.