Nishijin Okamoto’s Kinran (gold brocade) bag
Nishijin-ori is a traditional handicraft product produced in the area of Nishijin, Kyoto Prefecture, which is the representative site for silk fabrics in Japan. Nishijin-ori, which is a high-grade silk fabric, has many types and low volume production. First of all, it inherits the Japanese kimono technique since the Heian period.
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The beginning of this fabric is the Tumulus period (250-538), and now 12 kinds of varieties are designated as Nishijin Textile by law. It is distinctive that there are various ways of weaving such as lace fabric and double structure. And since the fabric is woven after dyeing, it is stronger than before dyeing which is a general dyeing method. Furthermore, Nishijin-ori is hard to wrinkle.
The bags of Nishijin Okamoto
Kinran Clutch Bag
Cherry Blossoms Pattern
Cherry Blossoms Pattern
Rose Pattern
Connected Diamond Shapes Pattern
Three Rhombus Diamond Pattern
Three Rhombus Diamond Pattern
Small Kinran Gamaguchi Clutch Bag
Oblique Stripe Pattern
Connected Diamond Shapes Pattern
Insect A Pattern
Insect B Pattern
Nishijin Okamoto
“Nishijin Okamoto” was established in Kyoto over a hundred years ago in the 1880’s. We are now producing two types of fabrics. One is the gold brocade fabric which is called Nishijin Kinran, a traditional Japanese craft which has been hand-woven by craftsmen for over 1,200 years. Our products have been purchased for many years by the Buddhist temple officials, Shinto Shrine and dignitaries.
-From Nishijin Okamoto’s website
This company was founded in 1890, and since then it has been making gold brocade of Nishijin-ori for five generations. The luxurious golden woven fabric using gold and silver threads has developed as a “silk fabric for lightening the surroundings with the glow of gold in the main temple of a dimly lit temple and expressing paradise”. The history is more than 1200 years.
