The Kikkō Royal Cushion by Renaras

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The geometry of a thousand years of longevity. Woven in gold. Once.
The Kikkō Royal is a Japanese silk lumbar … Read more The geometry of a thousand years of longevity. Woven in gold. Once.
The Kikkō Royal is a Japanese silk lumbar pillow handcrafted by Renaras from an authentic vintage Fukuro Obi, woven in the Nishijin tradition of Kyoto. Against a deep lacquer-black silk ground, the Kikkō (亀甲) — the tortoiseshell hexagon, one of Japan's oldest and most revered auspicious symbols, representing longevity, resilience, and the protection of the noble house — is rendered in a heavy, raised metallic gold grid of exceptional structural presence. At each hexagonal centre, Kiri (桐) Paulownia crests and Kiku (菊) Imperial Chrysanthemums alternate in vibrant vermilion, leaf green, and burnished gold — the twin symbols of the Japanese Empress and the Imperial throne, woven together into a single composition of ceremonial authority.

The Kikkō pattern has appeared on the armour, robes, and ceremonial objects of Japanese nobility for over a millennium. Its geometric perfection — the hexagon being the most structurally efficient form in nature — made it the symbol of a dynasty built to endure. In the Nishijin weaving tradition, the raised brocade technique used here requires individual metallic threads to be placed with precision across an interlocking hexagonal grid, a feat of Jacquard engineering that cannot be replicated by contemporary mass production.

The black-gold-vermilion palette commands any room it enters. Against ivory linen, warm charcoal, deep forest green, or the aged oak of a library wall, this luxury decorative cushion reads as an object of considered power — one that rewards those who look closely and satisfy those who simply feel the weight of a room change when it arrives.

One lattice. One silk. Irreplaceable.

Dimensions 50 × 30 cm
Fabric 100% vintage Fukuro Obi silk, Nishijin tradition
Motif Kikkō tortoiseshell hexagon lattice with Kiri Paulownia & Kiku Chrysanthemum crests
Colourway Lacquer black, burnished gold, vermilion, leaf green
Provenance Authentic Japanese vintage Obi, Shōwa era
Closure Seamless envelope closure
Care Dry clean only Labeled by Maker See less