八はち丈じょう絹ぎぬ

noun

Hachijo silk; plain-woven silk from Hachijo Island

A traditional plain-woven silk fabric produced on Hachijo Island, typically dyed with local botanical pigments. This is a specific regional textile term.

• 八はち丈じょう絹ぎぬは、島しまの植しょく物ぶつで染そめられた伝でん統とう的てきな絹きぬ織おり物ものです。

  Hachijo silk is a traditional silk fabric dyed with plants from the island.