Nishijin-ori西陣織
Kyoto's silk brocade, woven in the Nishijin quarter for over twelve centuries. Named for the "western camp" of the Ōnin War, the district rebuilt itself around the loom: yarn-dyed silks prepared in dozens of steps, threads of gold and silver leaf, figured weaves lifting thousands of warp ends into pattern. Obi, kimono cloth, and interior fabrics of extraordinary density and sheen are still woven here, house by house.
Kept in ・ 産地
Kyoto京都市
Kyoto Prefecture — Japan
The weavers' quarter of the old imperial capital — named for a war camp, rebuilt around the loom; the clack of jacquard looms still drifts from its lattice-fronted townhouses.
Nishijin-ori西陣織
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Kyoto's silk brocade, woven in the Nishijin quarter for over twelve centuries. Named for the "western camp" of the Ōnin War, the district rebuilt itself around the loom: yarn-dyed silks prepared in dozens of steps, threads of gold and silver leaf, figured weaves lifting thousands of warp ends into pattern. Obi, kimono cloth, and interior fabrics of extraordinary density and sheen are still woven here, house by house.
Kept in ・ 産地
Kyoto京都市
Kyoto Prefecture — Japan
The weavers' quarter of the old imperial capital — named for a war camp, rebuilt around the loom; the clack of jacquard looms still drifts from its lattice-fronted townhouses.