The Oshidori-Goshoguruma, Nishijin Kinran Gold, Mandarin Ducks & Imperial Carriage

Four auspicious motifs. One Nishijin gold ground. Woven once in Kyoto.

The Oshidori-Goshoguruma is a  Japanese Fukuro Obi tapestry mounted by Renaras from a ceremonial Fukuro Obi handwoven in the Nishijin (西陣) district of Kyoto in Kinran (金襴) metallic gold thread woven directly into the silk — dimensional, structural, shifting with the room's light in a way no print or coating ever does. The composition carries four motifs assembled for a single occasion of consequence: Oshidori (鴛鴦) mandarin ducks — enduring love and fidelity, the only paired bird motif in the Renaras collection; Goshoguruma (御所車), the Heian imperial carriage, the highest mark of aristocratic status; Tsuru cranes in flight; and Matsu pine. On a Fukuro Obi this density of auspicious imagery means one thing — a wedding, or its equivalent.

The Nishijin Fukuro Obi is the highest-grade Obi construction: double-layered, woven face and lining simultaneously on the drawloom at a density no single-layer weaving can match. The Kinran gold is not on the surface — it is built into the structure of the fabric, present at different depths through the weave, which is why it never reads as flat.

In a contemporary European interior it belongs in a principal room furnished for permanence — alongside dark walnut, aged brass, deep velvet, ivory plaster. A piece for the collector who knows what a Fukuro Obi is, or for the buyer who does not yet know and will spend the next decade glad they chose it.

One carriage. Two ducks. Woven in gold, once.

Display It Properly: The Renaras Kakejiku Hanger

The Oshidori-Goshoguruma is designed to be displayed on the Renaras Artisan Kakejiku Hanger — sold separately. For the Light variant, Natural Wood keeps the Kinran gold at full luminosity. For the Dark variant, Tea Colour — deep Shibui stain — frames the gold against dark wood with the authority this Obi was made to carry. The slotted dowel grip holds the Fukuro Obi without adhesives or pins.

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This piece has been acquired for private residences and, increasingly, for hospitality spaces where the owners understand that unrepeatable objects make a room irreplaceable. At this scale, it suits a feature wall in an entrance hall, a hotel suite, or a private dining room. It hangs from two bars — top and bottom — and requires no specialist installation. Full installation instructions and hanging hardware are included. For commercial placement enquiries, visit renaras.com/pages/for-spaces or write to contact@renaras.com.