Detail
Product : | Small Pouch (Gyoshiki Hoo-Mon Nishiki) |
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Type : | ミニ巾着 |
Size (cm) : | W16.0 x H13.0 |
Tags : | Wrapping available、 Japanese Accessories、 Kinchaku、 Pattern_Gyoshiki Hōō-mon Nishiki、 Search_Gion_Matsuri_2024 object-1、 Shosoin cleft、 bags and purses、 bird、 |
Other : | The pattern may be different from the image shown due to the cutting process. Please understand this in advance. |
Other : | Gift wrapping service available |
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Description
An adorable small pouch with popular design.
Patterns
Gyoshiki Hōō-mon Nishiki(Warp-patterned Nishiki with Phoenix Design)
The original is a Nishiki (polychrome patterned silkp) reserved in the Shōsoin Repository (the Imperial treasure house built more than 1,200 years ago). It is believed to have been the covering of an arm-rest used by Emperor Shōmu (701-756).
The main motif of the pattern is a grapevine arabesque roundel with a flapping phoenix in the center. It is typical of Sassanian-style designs to enclose animals or birds in roundels. In this design it is superbly combined with a phoenix, an imaginary bird in China, and grapevine arabesques showing the East-Roman influence. The fabric is a good example of the Japanese culture in the Nara Period (8th century), having direct or indirect access to the Chinese and Western cultures. The original weft-patterned Nishiki is noteworthy in the Shōsoin collection in terms of design, color scheme and weaving technique.
Our fabric is a reproduction of the original pattern on a smalelr scale, woven with the warp-cloth technique with a special care for refined color scheme most fit for this type of weaving.