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Product Name : | KIMEKOMI Doll at Boy’s May Festival (Gyoshiki Hoo-Mon Nishiki) |
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Product type : | Doll |
Size (cm) : | Rug W25.0 × H24.5 / Doll W18.5 × H23.0 × D15.0 |
Related Tags : | Celebration and return of congratulations、 Interior、 May dolls、 Wrapping available、 Pattern_Nishiki brocade with phoenix design、 Mokumekomi Dolls、 Shosoin cleft、 seasonal festivals、 bird、 |
Remark : | Please note that the pattern may be different from the picture shown due to the cutting process. Please be forewarned. |
Other : | Gift wrapping service available |
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Product Description
Wooden doll for Boy’s May Festival with traditional costume tucked into grooves in the core wood.
Pattern Description
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.