traditional Japanese colors - KACHIKAESHI (褐返)

Samurai loved this color and often used it for their armor wishing to be a winner. Why? The word KACHI originates from KATSU (搗つ), which means to pound a fabric with dye in a mortar for the purpose of getting deeper color. It is phonetically same as KATSU (勝つ- to win). 

KACHIKAESHI (褐返) is a re-dyed indigo blue or a deep navy blue.

KACHIKAESHI (褐返)



This color is gained by a unique method of Japanese traditional indigo dyeing with dyer’s knotweed - AI (藍). KACHIKAESHI appears when already colored fabric is dyed over with dark blue.

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