{"product_id":"japanese-silk-lumbar-pillow-akane-bokashi-gradient-chrysanthemum-obi","title":"The Akane Passage — Japanese Ceremonial Silk Lumbar Pillow, Chrysanthemum in Bokashi Green to Madder Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eA two-faced lumbar pillow cover in Japanese ceremonial silk, cut from a Nishijin fukuro obi (袋帯). One face is gold-bronze with sakura (桜); the reverse opens into a bokashi (ぼかし) gradient from green to madder akane (茜), trailed with wild nogiku (野菊). Envelope-pocket back, no metal against the silk; 50 × 31 cm. Reversible by season. Spot clean only. Unrepeatable, finished at the Renaras atelier, Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkane. The colour of madder root, deep and slow.\u003c\/strong\u003e One obi, two faces, two seasons — a passage from green to red that no loom will weave again in the same sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne face carries a gold-bronze ground with scattered sakura cherry blossoms and plum flowers in tone-on-tone crosshatch — quiet, monastic, restrained. The reverse opens into a bokashi gradient: moss-olive green passing through sage and amber into vivid madder red, a graduated dye achieved through successive immersions in different baths, each timed by the artisan's hand. Wild nogiku chrysanthemums trail across the surface in gold and cream, their stems shifting hue as they cross from one season into the next. The crackle-pattern ground gives the silk its movement. The gradient gives it its passage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pillow that turns the daily room from quiet to chromatic with a single gesture — quiet beauty for ordinary moments, gathered around a shared table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two faces carry equal authority — the gold sakura side reads tonal and meditative; the akane gradient side reads alive and dramatic. The pillow can be turned with the season. Envelope pocket closure. No metal touches the visible silk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eProduct type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLumbar pillow cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSilk source\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJapanese ceremonial obi (pre-loved); origin Japan.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eWeave \/ technique\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNishijin-ori 西陣織 (fukuro obi 袋帯)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMotif\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSakura 桜 (cherry blossom) and nogiku 野菊 (wild chrysanthemum); bokashi ぼかし gradation dye in akane 茜 (madder red)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eConstruction\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEnvelope-pocket closure; two distinct faces (reversible); no metal against the visible silk\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 × 31 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOrigin of silk\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJapan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAssembled in\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmsterdam, Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCare\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpot clean only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eUnrepeatable\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSKU\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eREN-PIL-033-L\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRenaras: Japanese ceremonial silk, reimagined for daily life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece arrives with its own passport from the atelier — a small handmade record of the silk's first life and its transformation, signed and dated in Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne silk. One story. One piece. Never repeated.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Renaras","offers":[{"title":"Large (31×50 cm)","offer_id":52747817288027,"sku":"REN-PIL-033-L","price":2535.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/8147\/9003\/files\/front2_0134f4e1-8082-4bc0-aef9-d20472f38578.png?v=1775230116","url":"https:\/\/renaras.com\/en-cn\/products\/japanese-silk-lumbar-pillow-akane-bokashi-gradient-chrysanthemum-obi","provider":"Renaras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}