Japanese Ceremonial Silk Table Runner by Renaras

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Vintage Japanese Silk Obi Table Runner with Nagoya Floral Mosaic and Ikat-Style Borders

This one-of-a-kind table runner is crafted from … Read more Vintage Japanese Silk Obi Table Runner with Nagoya Floral Mosaic and Ikat-Style Borders

This one-of-a-kind table runner is crafted from a vintage Japanese ceremonial silk obi, a heavyweight formal textile with a luminous terracotta, saffron, and rust palette. The design brings together refined Japanese Nagoya-style floral motifs with bold geometric patterning, creating a richly layered decorative textile for contemporary interiors.

The central composition features stylized floral elements associated with Nagoya obi design, set against a warm saffron and terracotta ground. Along the borders, iridescent ikat-style geometric bands create sharp arrows of colour, adding structure, rhythm, and contrast. The result is a striking silk table runner that balances softness and geometry, tradition and modernity.

This piece works beautifully as a dining table runner, console runner, sideboard accent, low table textile, or decorative wall textile. Its warm tones pair especially well with natural wood, travertine, stone, lacquer, ceramic tableware, bronze accents, Japandi interiors, wabi-sabi spaces, modern rustic rooms, and contemporary maximalist settings.

The runner is lined in undyed silk to protect the historic obi face. No metal hardware touches the visible silk, preserving the integrity and tactile quality of the original ceremonial textile.

Designed and finished by Renaras in Amsterdam, this runner is part of a limited series of Japanese ceremonial silks reimagined for contemporary daily life. Each piece arrives with its own handmade atelier passport: a signed and dated record of the silk’s first life, origin, and transformation.

A rare decorative textile for collectors of Japanese obi silk, Nagoya obi, Asian textile design, ikat-inspired patterns, sustainable luxury decor, and one-of-a-kind table linens.
Material: Japanese ceremonial silk obi, lined with undyed silk
Textile type: Heavyweight silk with Nagoya-style floral mosaic and ikat-style borders
Colours: Terracotta, saffron, rust, iridescent accent tones
Dimensions: 159×31 cm
Construction: Undyed silk lining; no visible metal hardware
Design and finishing: Renaras atelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Care: Dry clean or spot clean only

Edition: One-of-a-kind, never repeated Labeled by Maker See less