鹿かの子こ絞しぼり

か

の

こ

し

ぼ

り

Meanings

1

cloth dyed in a dapple pattern; kanoko shibori

A traditional Japanese tie-dye technique producing small, deer-spot-like patterns. Often used for kimono and accessories.

絞しぼり染ぞめ
絞り染め is the general term for tie-dyeing, while 鹿の子絞り specifically refers to the dapple pattern resembling fawn spots.
鹿かの子こ
鹿の子 means 'fawn' or 'young deer', and the pattern is named after its spots. 鹿の子絞り is the dyeing technique that creates this pattern.

鹿かの子こ絞しぼり
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional dyeing technique.
鹿かの子こ絞しぼり
Variant spelling with 絞 instead of 絞り; less common but still used.
鹿子絞かのこしぼり
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; 鹿子 is a non-standard rendering of 鹿の子.

From 鹿の子 (kanoko, 'fawn') + 絞り (shibori, 'tie-dye'), referring to the dapple pattern resembling a young deer's spots.