{"product_id":"oshidori-goshoguruma-japanese-silk-wall-tapestry","title":"The Oshidori-Goshoguruma — Japanese Ceremonial Silk Wall Tapestry, Mandarin Ducks and Imperial Carriage in Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oshidori-Goshoguruma now rests in a private collection. Two works from the same imperial tradition remain at the atelier: \u003ca href=\"\/en-tw\/products\/goshoguruma-kiku-japanese-silk-wall-tapestry\"\u003eThe Goshoguruma-Kiku\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en-tw\/products\/heian-monogatari-vintage-japanese-silk-obi-tapestry-e-gasane-tsuru-crane-kinpaku-gold\"\u003eThe Heian Monogatari\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour auspicious motifs. One Nishijin gold ground. Woven once in Kyoto.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"at-a-glance\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt a glance: A Kyoto-woven fukuro obi in kinran gold with mandarin ducks and the imperial carriage, mounted between hardwood bars at 31 cm wide, 49 to 63 cm drop. One exists. Japanese ceremonial silk, finished at the Renaras atelier, Amsterdam; ships worldwide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Oshidori-Goshoguruma is a wall tapestry mounted from a fukuro-obi (袋帯), the double-layered obi reserved for the most formal Japanese ceremony, handwoven in the Nishijin (西陣) district of Kyoto. The ground is kinran (金襴): gold thread carried through the body of the silk rather than laid on its surface, present at different depths of the weave, shifting with the room's light as no print or coating can. Four motifs are gathered for a single occasion of consequence — oshidori (鴛鴦), mandarin ducks, the emblem of enduring love and the only paired-bird motif in the Renaras collection; goshoguruma (御所車), the imperial carriage, mark of the highest aristocracy; tsuru (鶴), cranes in flight, for longevity; matsu (松), pine, for constancy. On a fukuro-obi, that density of auspicious imagery means one thing: a wedding, or its equivalent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Renaras atelier cut a length from the obi, redesigned the composition for vertical wall format, and lined the reverse with undyed support cloth to carry the weight of the gold thread. The silk is mounted between handmade hardwood bars at top and bottom, finished with a leather hanging cord, and arrives ready to hang. The bars are part of the work, not a separate acquisition. Nothing on the visible surface has been altered; the silk hangs as it was woven. This is the Renaras mottainai — new imagination brought into a living tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Oshidori-Goshoguruma belongs in a principal room furnished for permanence: dark walnut, aged brass, deep velvet, ivory plaster. The drawing room of a private residence, the entrance of a hotel that wants its threshold to carry weight, the central wall of a fine-dining restaurant. A piece for the collector who knows what a fukuro-obi is — and for the buyer who does not yet know, and will spend the next decade glad they chose it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach tapestry arrives with its 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\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eProduct type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWall tapestry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSilk source\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJapanese ceremonial silk — fukuro-obi (袋帯) in Nishijin kinran (西陣金襴) gold-thread weave\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eWeave \/ technique\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNishijin Kinran metallic gold thread weave, double-layered Fukuro-obi\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eConstruction\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCut and redesigned from the original obi; lined with undyed support silk; mounted on handmade hardwood bars, top and bottom; leather hanging cord supplied. No metal touches the visible silk\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 cm wide; 49, 62 or 63 cm drop, displayed\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\u003eDust with a soft brush; keep out of 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\u003eREN-TEN-004-D\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor private viewings and hospitality enquiries, contact the atelier. Ships worldwide.\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":"Light or dark hardwood, chosen at checkout \/ 31 × 63 cm","offer_id":51792873390427,"sku":"REN-TEN-004-D","price":7710.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Light or dark hardwood, chosen at checkout \/ 31 × 62 cm","offer_id":53364382368091,"sku":"TAP-OSHIDORI-DARK-62","price":7710.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Light or dark hardwood, chosen at checkout \/ 31 × 49 cm","offer_id":53364382400859,"sku":"TAP-OSHIDORI-DARK-49","price":7710.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/8147\/9003\/files\/WallDecor_Silk_Golden_Ducks_Detail_1Large.jpg?v=1771967395","url":"https:\/\/renaras.com\/en-tw\/products\/oshidori-goshoguruma-japanese-silk-wall-tapestry","provider":"Renaras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}