Nerinuki (練貫) translation

[Rath, Eric]

Hello, I am wondering if there are any textile experts who can suggest a translation for nerinuki (練貫) the name of a type of silk fabric that was also adopted for a famous sake from Hakata.  

Thanks,

Eric C. Rath
Professor
History Department
University of Kansas

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[Amanda Stinchecum]

Possibly “glossed wefts,” which would imply that the warp yarns were not degummed (removing the sericin from the filaments), but I would need some context to understand if. this is the intended meaning, and I may be completely mistaken.  For an explanation of degumming, see https://www.textiletoday.com.bd/silk-and-its-degumming-process/

A google search of 練貫 also reveals the textile-related explanation approximately the same as mine.

Hope this helps,

Amanda 

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[Amanda Stinchecum]

Warp yarns are sometimes referred to as kiito (生糸),weft yarns as nuki. More ordinary terms are tate-ito and yoko-ito. If a textile is referred to as nerinuki, that implies that the wefts but not the warps have been degummed, giving them a softer hand and glossier appearance. Undegummed silk warps would give the textile a moderate crispness; undegummed warps and wefts would be much stiffer.

Amanda

On Apr 2, 2021, at 11:49 AM, Rath, Eric <er...@ku.edu> wrote:

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[William Farris]

Eric:

       I don't have an answer for you, but I am interested in silk production.  What is the date of the reference to "nerinuki"?  I'm guessing that it is Edo period?

Wayne

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[Rath, Eric]

Thanks to Amanda and to everyone who replied directly about my question about translating nerinuki.

To answer Wayne's question, the reference to nerinuki appears in Sake Journal (Goshu no nikki), which may date to 1489 or perhaps even 1355 according to some scholars.  The oldest version of the text is a copy from 1566 in the collection of the Historiographical Institute.  Sake Journal contains several medieval recipes for sake.  Nerinuki aka nerizake was a white (unfiltered) sake also mentioned in several medieval diaries. 

Cheers,

Eric C. Rath
Professor
History Department
University of Kansas

he/his/him

Nerinuki (練貫) translation

"Rath, Eric" <er...@ku.edu>: Apr 02 03:49PM

Hello, I am wondering if there are any textile experts who can suggest a translation for nerinuki (練貫) the name of a type of silk fabric that was also adopted for a famous sake from Hakata.

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Amanda Stinchecum <astin...@gmail.com>: Apr 02 09:22PM -0400 Possibly “glossed wefts,” which would imply that the warp yarns were not degummed (removing the sericin from the filaments), but I would need some context to understand if. this is the intended ...more

Amanda Stinchecum <astin...@gmail.com>: Apr 02 09:34PM -0400 Warp yarns are sometimes referred to as kiito (生糸),weft yarns as nuki. More ordinary terms are tate-ito and yoko-ito. If a textile is referred to as nerinuki, that implies that the wefts but not ...more

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