white fabric with splash patterns; white kimono with dark splash patterns
Refers to a traditional Japanese textile, typically white with black or indigo kasuri (splash) patterns. Used for kimono or cloth.
A white kasuri kimono came out of my grandmother's chest of drawers.
This white kasuri fabric has beautiful indigo-dyed patterns.
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional textile term.
Alternate kanji spelling using 飛白 for かすり; less common than 白絣.
Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and 絣 (かすり, 'splash pattern'). The reading しろがすり reflects rendaku voicing of かすり.