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Bingata
Traditional resist-dyed fabric originating in the Ryukyuan Islands in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bingata (Okinawan: 紅型, literally "red style") is a traditional stencilled resist dyeing technique originating in Okinawa Prefecture. Bingata typically features a busy pattern of repeating nature motifs such as fish, flowers and fauna in a number of bright colours. Bingata is worn during traditional Ryukyuan festivals and traditional arts performances.
![Fabric decorated with a busy design of diamonds constructed from light green bamboo stems and blue, pink and purple flowers on a white background.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Bingata.jpg/640px-Bingata.jpg)
![The back view of a white kimono dyed with bingata.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Dress_in_Bingata_Stencil_Dyeing%2C_Okinawa_Main_Island%2C_Second_Sho_Dynasty%2C_Ryukyu_Kingdom%2C_19th_century%2C_view_1%2C_bamboo%2C_crane%2C_and_plum_design_on_white_ramie_ground%2C_hemp_-_Tokyo_National_Museum_-_DSC05388.JPG/640px-thumbnail.jpg)
Bingata dates from the Ryūkyū Kingdom period (14th century), when the island of Okinawa experienced an influx of foreign goods and manufacturing techniques. It is believed to have developed as a synthesis of Indian, Chinese, and Javanese dyeing processes.