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I love kimonos and am fascinated by the fact that a whole kimono is constructed from just one roll of fabric called a silk bolt or 'tanmono'. It is an exact length and width and nothing gets wasted. This in turn denotes the finished size of my cushions! The kimono is in serious decline in Japan and I am looking to save tiny parts of their amazing history.
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'Floating Chrysanthemums'
A beautiful cushion made from a vintage silk wedding kimono printed and hand-painted with a bold chrysanthemum design on a cobalt-blue background (the truest representation of this colour is in the last picture). The fabric has a wave design woven into it and represents flowers floating after a tsunami. Some of the flower design has been painted with silver and gold leaf paint. As a sun symbol, this chrysanthemum design represents the longevity of life. Fabric from the same wedding kimono is used for the reverse of this cushion.
This completely unique cushion has been made from a piece of cloth taken from a rare and genuine japanese wedding kimono worn by a woman dating from the 1960's. The kimono has been carefully unpicked and I have chosen particular details in the cloth and cropped the fabric accordingly to look good as a cushion. The fabric originates from the Niigata region in Japan which has been a main producer of kimono silk for over one hundred years.
I hope you can display and enjoy this cushion as if a beautiful work of art or sculpture. Much of the cloth I use is hand embroidered or hand -printed and I think this is a wonderful way of preserving such an ancient and revered craft.
Measures 30cm x 30cm.
100% silk non-removeable cover
Hand-painted - do not get wet!!!
Designed by Lynn Watt in Eastbourne
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