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The pattern is kikkō — the tortoiseshell lattice — six sides inside six sides, borrowed from the animal the Japanese …
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The pattern is kikkō — the tortoiseshell lattice — six sides inside six sides, borrowed from the animal the Japanese proverb credits with ten thousand years. On this fukuro obi the hexagons nest ring within ring in silver-toned and cream thread, set into a champagne satin ground, with fine threads of coral and lilac running the lattice between them. In side light the ground gleams and the lattice holds still. The coral and lilac you find only when you sit down.
Renaras designs and reimagines existing Japanese ceremonial silk into contemporary pieces for daily life — this is our mottainai: the bringing of new imagination into a living tradition. Woven once for ceremony, the obi was cut at our Amsterdam atelier into a runner for the foot of the bed, 239 cm of it, falling over both sides of a 180 or 200 cm mattress, and three cushions for the head: one carrying the lattice, two in plain champagne silk, so that the third has something quiet to speak against.
Each cushion closes with an envelope pocket, the runner is backed in plain silk, and no metal touches the silk anywhere.
The set arrives with the Renaras Passport, a small handmade record of the silk's first life and its transformation, signed and dated in Amsterdam.
Silk · Japanese ceremonial silk, fukuro obi
Motif · Kikkō, tortoiseshell lattice
Colour · Champagne gold with coral and lilac
Bed runner · 239 × 30 cm / 94.1 × 11.8 in
Cushion, patterned · 38 × 30 cm / 15.0 × 11.8 in
Cushions, plain silk · two, 37 × 30 cm / 14.6 × 11.8 in
Reverse · Plain silk
Closure · Envelope pocket; no metal touches the silk
Care · Specialist dry cleaning only; keep from direct sunlight
Made · Cut and sewn at the Renaras atelier, Amsterdam
Edition · One set, unrepeatable
The same lattice returns in gold on midnight in The Kikkō Royal lumbar cushion.
One silk. One story. One piece. Never repeated. Signed by Maker,Labeled by Maker,Stamped by Maker
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- Dimensions
- 11.81ʺW × 0.39ʺD × 94.09ʺH
- Styles
- Contemporary
- Period
- Early 21st Century
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Silk
- Condition
- Good Condition, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Upcycled — This item is a vintage piece that has been altered from its original state through artistic interventions, such … moreUpcycled — This item is a vintage piece that has been altered from its original state through artistic interventions, such as colorful paint finishes or mixing parts from different original objects. less
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