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Tataki-Zomé たたき染め from Japanese tataki, hammering, and zomé, dying, is a way of printing leaves and flowers onto fabric or paper that is traditional in Japan. Instead of using paint or dye, the colours of the plant are used.

In the UK this technique is often called Hapa Zome or simply "leaf bashing". For years, it bugged me that when I Googled “Hapa Zome”, I only ever found images and articles from people in the UK and never any in Japan. As a Japanese tradition, I expected to find something - anything - by a Japanese person.