結ゆう城き紬つむぎ

noun

Yūki pongee; Yūki silk fabric

A high-quality silk fabric traditionally woven in the Yūki region of Ibaraki Prefecture, often using natural indigo dye. Recognized as a traditional Japanese craft.

• 祖そ母ぼは結ゆう城き紬つむぎの着き物ものを大たい切せつにしている。

  My grandmother treasures her Yūki pongee kimono.

• 結ゆう城き紬つむぎは国くにの重じゅう要よう無む形けい文ぶん化か財ざいに指し定ていされている。

  Yūki pongee has been designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan.