noun
yūzen dyeing; yūzen-dyed fabric
Refers both to the traditional resist-dyeing technique and to the resulting patterned silk, often used for kimono.
友禅染めの着物は、色鮮やかで美しい。
Kimono dyed with the yūzen technique are vividly colored and beautiful.
京都で友禅染めの体験教室
I took a hands-on class in yūzen dyeing in Kyoto.
友禅 is a shorter form often used in compounds (e.g., 友禅模様), while 友禅染め explicitly refers to the dyeing process or the dyed fabric.
Named after Miyazaki Yūzensai (宮崎友禅斎), an Edo-period fan painter credited with popularizing this dyeing technique. The word combines his name 友禅 with 染め (dyeing).