付つけ下さげ

noun

tsukesage dyeing technique

A traditional Japanese resist-dyeing method used for kimono fabric, where patterns are arranged so that their tops point toward the shoulder when the garment is worn. The term is technical and primarily used in the context of kimono and textile arts.

• 付つけ下さげの技ぎ法ほうで染そめられた着き物ものは、肩かたの部ぶ分ぶんに模も様ようの頂ちょう点てんがくるように配はい置ちされている。

  Kimonos dyed with the tsukesage technique have patterns arranged so that their tops align with the shoulder area.