Japanese Kinran Fabrics

Kinran & Ginran Japanese Fabrics

Kinran (gold brocade) and Ginran (silver brocade) fabrics are woven by inserting gold or silver covered thread into a plain ground of silk or art silk weaving. Kinran & ginran fabrics were originally brought to Japan from China during the Kamakura period by Zen priests and were used for the imperial court dance costumes.

Now, kinran & ginran fabrics are used for creating the Japanese dolls’ costumes such as “Hina” dolls which are decorated on the Doll Festival on March 3^rd. Common motifs are traditional patterns such as peony, chrysanthemums, Japanese fans or Japanese handballs.

Japanese kinran and ginran fabrics techniques were originally developed into the Japanese Style in Sakai (Osaka) and Nishijin (Kyoto) district. Now, fabrics called “Nishijin-ori” are considered to be the best quality Japanese silk fabrics used for Japanese obis.

“Hopper Cana” creates beautiful Japanese Style cushions or table runners with kinran & ginran fabrics or “Nishijin-ori” fabrics used for antique obis. They are all hand-made and come with the hand-knitted tassels including the traditional Japanese patterned pottery beads.

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