hikihaku; traditional weaving technique using precious metallic threads
A traditional Japanese weaving technique in which gold, silver, or other metallic threads are woven into fabric, often used for obi, Noh costumes, and decorative textiles.
この帯は引き箔の技法で織られています。
This obi is woven using the hikihaku technique.
能装束には引き箔がよく使われる。
Hikihaku is often used in Noh costumes.
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional weaving technique.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
引き箔 is formed from 引く and 箔, referring to narrow foil-coated paper strips drawn through the warp as supplementary weft.