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The Imperial Hōō Legend — Japanese Ceremonial Silk Lumbar Pillow, Phoenix and Butterfly in Gold and Crimson
The Imperial Hōō Legend — Japanese Ceremonial Silk Lumbar Pillow, Phoenix and Butterfly in Gold and Crimson
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Delivery to Hong Kong SAR: €35 under €100, €60 from €100, complimentary from €750. 3–10 working days after dispatch. Import duties are payable on delivery.Every acquisition leaves the atelier wrapped in furoshiki. Christmas delivery datesSold as a cover; the insert is not included.
A lumbar pillow cover in Japanese ceremonial silk, cut from a Nishijin fukuro obi (袋帯): the hōō (鳳凰, phoenix of peace) in flight across radiant gold, banded with butterflies (chō 蝶) and kiku (菊). Envelope-pocket back, no metal against the silk; 50 × 31 cm (also 36 × 31 cm). For a single radiant gesture. Spot clean only. Unrepeatable, finished at the Renaras atelier, Amsterdam.
Hōō. The phoenix of harmonious rule. The bird that appears only in times of peace, woven here in flight across a radiant gold ground — banded with butterflies and chrysanthemums, the iconography of transformation and longevity.
The silk is radiant gold, woven in the Nishijin Jacquard tradition. The hōō phoenix soars across the field in horizontal bands of rust-red, deep purple and matcha green. Around it, chō butterflies — the symbol of transformation and transient beauty — and kiku chrysanthemums — the imperial flower of longevity — carry the eye through a composition of unusual narrative density. The format echoes the emakimono picture-scroll tradition. The gold gives the composition its weight. The crimson and purple bands give it its rhythm.
A pillow for jewel-toned velvet, carved walnut, the warm neutrals of a room that welcomes one deliberate moment of opulence — quiet beauty for ordinary moments, gathered around a shared table.
The face is the original silk, backed in undyed linen. Envelope pocket closure. No metal touches the visible silk.
| Product type | Lumbar pillow cover |
|---|---|
| Silk source | Japanese ceremonial obi (pre-loved); origin Japan. |
| Weave / technique | Nishijin-ori 西陣織 (fukuro obi 袋帯) |
| Motif | Hōō 鳳凰 (phoenix — peace) with chō 蝶 (butterfly — transformation) and kiku 菊 (chrysanthemum — longevity) |
| Construction | Envelope-pocket closure; no metal against the visible silk |
| Dimensions | 50 × 31 cm; also 36 × 31 cm |
| Origin of silk | Japan |
| Assembled in | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Care | Spot clean only |
| Unrepeatable | Yes |
| SKU | REN-PIL-012-L |
Renaras: Japanese ceremonial silk, reimagined for daily life.
Each 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.
One silk. One story. One piece. Never repeated.
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Delivery & wrapping
Delivery & wrapping
Every acquisition leaves the atelier in Amsterdam wrapped in furoshiki, accompanied by its Renaras passport, and travels with tracking. Pieces are dispatched within 1–3 working days.
Complimentary delivery within the Netherlands, the European Union and the United Kingdom. Other destinations: €35 under €100, €60 from €100, complimentary from €750; import duties are payable on delivery.
Returns
Returns
Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery, provided the piece is returned in its original condition. Within the European Union, the atelier provides a prepaid return label. As every textile is singular and unrepeatable, pieces are to be handled with care. Please write to contact@renaras.com before returning. Read the full returns policy.
Care
Care
Spot clean only — these are ceremonial silks, not washable textiles. Avoid prolonged direct sunlight to preserve the depth of colour. The envelope pocket closure requires no zip or metal clasp touching the silk: this is intentional. Mottainai — nothing wasted, nothing forced.
