{"product_id":"bengara-ume-rust-red-vintage-silk-table-runner","title":"Japanese Ceremonial Silk Table Runner – The Bengara-Ume, Plum Blossom and Asanoha in Rust Red and Slate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBengara. The rust-red of ancient Japan.\u003c\/strong\u003e The iron oxide red of temple interiors and lacquered ceremonial objects — woven here through the demanding kasuri technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe foundation is dyed in bengara — the rust-red historically reserved for Japan's most enduring architectural surfaces. Against it, two of Japan's most classical motifs are rendered in precision kasuri weave: the floating ume plum blossom in muted slate blue, counterbalanced by the geometric asanoha hemp leaf pattern in cream and olive-gold. Kasuri requires individual threads to be resist-dyed before weaving, then aligned by hand so the pattern forms precisely as the loom works. The bengara gives the composition its warmth. The kasuri gives it its precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA runner that turns the daily table into something a little finer — quiet beauty for ordinary moments, gathered around a shared meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe runner is lined in undyed silk to protect the face. No metal touches the visible silk.\u003c\/p\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\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese ceremonial silk, Tsumugi kasuri with ume plum and asanoha hemp leaf\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 × 30 cm (approx. 59 × 12 in)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Undyed silk lining\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry clean or spot clean.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese ceremonial silk, designed and finished at the Renaras atelier, Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePair with placemats from the same collection.\u003c\/em\u003e\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":"Default Title","offer_id":52429516308827,"sku":"REN-RUN-005","price":245.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/8147\/9003\/files\/DSC06402.jpg?v=1771617678","url":"https:\/\/renaras.com\/products\/bengara-ume-rust-red-vintage-silk-table-runner","provider":"Renaras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}