noun
scarlet tie-dyed cloth with dappled pattern
A traditional Japanese textile term; refers to a specific tie-dye technique producing a scarlet red, fawn-spot-like pattern. Related to 鹿の子 (kanoko) dyeing.
See also: 鹿の子
この着物は緋鹿の子の技法で染められています。
This kimono is dyed using the higanoko technique.
鹿の子 refers to the general tie-dye dappled pattern, while 緋鹿の子 specifies the scarlet red version.
Compound of 緋 (hi, 'scarlet') and 鹿の子 (kanoko, 'fawn-spot pattern'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the described dyeing technique.