Collection: Shikami-mon(Lion Mask Design)

This design is modeled after the ancient fabric kept in Shoso-in Repository, Nara Prefecture, depicting lion lined up horizontally opening the mouth. The pattern preserves the ancient Chinese motif of the t'ao t'ieh (ogre mask) in the Chow period (B.C. 1122-770). We have made into SHA weave which is thin and cool fabric, of which patterns are effected by patterning wefts which alternates with ground yarn.