日本の伝統柄　茶屋辻　　Japanese traditional pattern, Chaya Tsuji

「茶屋辻」の「茶屋」とは「茶屋染」という江戸初期(寛文)の頃に開発された模様染めの技法のことであり、「辻」とは「帷子」のこと。中級武家の女性に好まれた夏の正装です。大奥の衣服制度にも取り込まれ、中臈以下が着用。ちなみに御台所や御簾中が着用したのは「本辻」。

明治維新後、庶民にも格の高いきものとして受け入れられ、茶屋辻に染め上げられていた模様そのものを「茶屋辻」というようになりました。

'Chaya' in 'Chaya Tsuji' is a technique of pattern dyeing developed around the early Edo period (Kanbun) called 'Chaya-zome', and 'Tsuji' means 'Tateshi'. It is a summer formal dress favored by middle-class samurai women. It was also incorporated into the O-oku clothing system, and it was worn by Churyo. By the way, Midaidokoro and Noren Naka wore "Hontsuji".

After the Meiji Restoration, the pattern itself, which was accepted as a high rank among the common people and dyed in Chaya Tsuji came to be called "Chaya Tsuji."