Tatsumura martial arts textiles are woven with countless colored threads. The weaving techniques introduced from the continent, combined with beautiful patterns from the East and the West, and infused with modern sensibilities, will move your heart and inspire your creativity.
Please note that the pattern may be different from the picture shown due to the cutting process. Please be forewarned.
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Product Description
A piece of brocade of Tatsumura's design (Time Limited).
Pattern Description
Itoya Rinpō-te
Among the famous textiles of Japan, a textile such as "Itoya Kinran" is one of the very few examples of fabrics woven with a double cloth construction called "fūtsū". Two different cloths consisting of a face cloth and back cloth combined in square shapes form a unique background pattern as seen in this textile.
The term "Itoya kinran" is derived from the fact that the original textile was the property of a wealthy merchant "Itoya" at Sakai in the Muromachi Period(1358-1574). This textile is also called "Itoya rinpō kire" meaning a textile with ring patterns, as there is a small ring at the center of each roundel.It has been highly valued by the tea-masters.
This textile is a reduced copy of the original design, but is modernized in color schemes and materials.