Kinusaiga is a patchwork art with traditional technique , the artist uses little pieces of Japanese kimono's silk pressing one by one , forming a silk mosaic. Kinusaiga also create from combination of several techniques – patchwork and batik, and even wood carving, or painting on wood with pieces of silk. And the pictures are created from recycled materials. Master Maeno Takashi – professor at the University is the founder of the Kinusaiga art.
Pictures made in Kinusaiga technique look very realistic and resemble living pictures. Fine silk, perfectly matched in color and texture, creates a volume effect. Fantasy of authors has no limit – cityscape, wildlife landscapes, still lifes, flowers, people.
Kunisaiga, Japanese patchwork art
