Namban Sarasa: Revision history

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11 November 2025

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  • curprev 20:5620:56, 6 November 2025 CompUser talk contribs 3,518 bytes +3,518 Created page with "'''Namban Sarasa''' (南蛮更紗) refers to '''imported printed cotton textiles''' that entered Japan during the late '''16th to early 17th centuries''', primarily through trade with the '''Portuguese (南蛮, ''namban'')''' and later the '''Dutch'''. The term “sarasa” itself originally designated '''Indian block-printed and resist-dyed cotton fabrics''' featuring repeating floral, geometric, and figural patterns. These imported textiles had a significant cultural i..."