scarlet tie-dyed cloth with dappled pattern
A traditional Japanese textile term; refers to a specific tie-dye technique producing a scarlet red, fawn-spot-like pattern. Related to 鹿の子 (kanoko) dyeing.
See also: 鹿の子
This kimono is dyed using the higanoko technique.
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional dyeing term.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common than 緋鹿の子.
Compound of 緋 (hi, 'scarlet') and 鹿の子 (kanoko, 'fawn-spot pattern'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the described dyeing technique.