{"product_id":"the-imperial-white-a-hanagara-koma-embroidery-masterpiece","title":"The Imperial White — Japanese Ceremonial Silk Furisode, Hanagara and Imperial Carriage in Koma-Nui Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Furisode for an occasion that will not repeat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"at-a-glance\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt a glance: A furisode in imperial white rinzu silk, peonies, chrysanthemums and the imperial carriage in Koma-nui gold cord, presented whole as textile art as it left the Kyoto atelier. One exists. Japanese ceremonial silk, finished at the Renaras atelier, Amsterdam; ships worldwide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Imperial White is an original Japanese Furisode of the highest ceremonial register, presented by Renaras in its finished form as it left the Kyoto atelier. The foundation is heavy-gauge Rinzu (綸子) pure silk in imperial white — a silk woven with a self-patterned geometric structure that gives the ground a quiet luminosity without competing with what is placed across it. Across this white field moves the Hanagara composition: full peonies and chrysanthemums in the disciplined extravagance of the court tradition, accompanied by the Goshoguruma (御所車) — the Imperial Carriage of the Heian court, the most culturally weighted motif in the ceremonial Japanese decorative vocabulary. The carriage does not appear as illustration. It appears as a figure of the highest symbolic register, placed among flowers as it would have moved through the gardens of Kyoto: surrounded, celebrated, unhurried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat elevates this piece is the Koma-Nui (駒縫い) technique — gold cords couched by hand onto the silk surface, following the outline of every petal and carriage wheel. The result is a surface with three dimensions: the silk ground, the painted dye, and the raised gold line that defines each form with absolute authority. In direct light the gold breathes. In candlelight it holds the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Imperial White is a Furisode — the long-sleeved ceremonial garment of unmarried women of the highest social standing, woven for a specific occasion and preserved through family succession. Displayed as a hanging textile or installed as a panel, it occupies a room the way a great work on paper does: with scale, with intention, and without needing to compete. Equally worn to the ceremony or occasion for which the Furisode was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRenaras: existing Japanese ceremonial silk garments, preserved at gallery scale and brought into rooms where they can be seen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach garment arrives with a passport from the atelier — a handmade record of its provenance, its construction, and its presentation, signed and dated in Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eProduct type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFurisode — long-sleeved formal kimono, presented as textile art\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSilk source\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy-gauge Rinzu (綸子) Japanese ceremonial silk with Koma-Nui (駒縫い) hand-couched gold cord embroidery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eWeave \/ technique\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy-gauge Rinzu (綸子) self-patterned silk with Koma-Nui gold cord embroidery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eConstruction\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOriginal Japanese Furisode. Heavy Rinzu silk; Koma-Nui gold cord couching. No alterations made\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJapan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePresented by\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRenaras atelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCare\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpecialist dry clean only. Store flat or on a wide-shouldered hanger. Avoid direct sunlight\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\u003eFUR-IMPERIAL-WHITE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor private viewings, hospitality enquiries and dress consultations, contact the atelier.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne silk. One story. One piece. Acquired once.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Renaras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51846281560411,"sku":"FUR-IMPERIAL-WHITE","price":2661.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/8147\/9003\/files\/Gorgeous_Furisode_Kimono_with_Koma_Embroidery_and_Hanagara_Design__Gold_Accents_02.png?v=1764880573","url":"https:\/\/renaras.com\/en-cn\/products\/the-imperial-white-a-hanagara-koma-embroidery-masterpiece","provider":"Renaras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}