Only for you

A wish, woven in. For someone dear to you.

OKURIMONO

From one obi, one at a time.

We take kimono obi that have finished their first life and cut them, one by one, into cushion covers, table runners and bags. Even from the same obi, no two pieces show the pattern the same way. Cranes, tortoise shell, waves, pine. Each pattern carries a wish that people have entrusted to it for centuries. You choose by the pattern, thinking of the person. That is the kind of gift this is.

The obi
The cushion cover made from it
An obi on its journey
First obi · met in January 2024

Cranes in a circle, on deep red.

On a ground of deep red, a crane spreads its wings inside a circle. Cranes are said to live a thousand years and to keep one partner for life. This was an obi for celebrations. Who wore it, and when, we do not know. But it certainly held someone on a bright day.

One cushion cover was made from this obi. It has left for a new home.

Where the pieces live now. Homes, and an exhibition day
Copenhagen, a living room
Denmark, a chair by the window
Vientiane, the day of the exhibition

A new obi takes this place each month.

For a friend far away

The card does the explaining.

Each piece travels with a card that tells the wish of its pattern, in English and Japanese, and ships directly from Japan. In a Nordic room, an obi cushion settles in quietly. These pieces found their first homes abroad.

For a milestone

The pattern speaks for you.

A retirement, a new home, a new beginning. Pine for long life, crane for celebration, tortoise shell for protection, waves for a bond that lasts. The wishes are old. They reach the person even without words.

For someone who has helped you

Light to carry, long to remember.

A bottle of wine or sake, dressed in an obi bottle bag. For a thank-you visit, or a gift from one company to another. Receipts are available for business gifts.

Choose

Every piece is the only one. By budget and by kind.

Budget
Kind
A Crane's Good Wishes A Crane's Good Wishes ¥12,000 A Garden Without End A Garden Without End ¥25,000 A Hundred Years in Bloom A Hundred Years in Bloom ¥25,000 A Long Life in Gold A Long Life in Gold ¥25,000 Aquarium 01 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Aquarium 01 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Aquarium 01 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Aquarium 01 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Arrow Feathers 矢絣 · Art Print Arrow Feathers 矢絣 · Art Print ¥3,406 Arrow Feathers 矢絣 · Framed Art Print Arrow Feathers 矢絣 · Framed Art Print ¥6,265 Be in Harmony with Yourself Be in Harmony with Yourself ¥12,000 Blanc 01 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 01 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Blanc 01 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 01 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Blanc 02 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 02 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Blanc 02 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 02 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Blanc 03 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 03 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Blanc 03 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 03 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Blanc 04 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 04 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Blanc 04 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 04 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Blanc 05 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 05 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Blanc 05 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 05 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Blanc 06 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 06 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Blanc 06 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Blanc 06 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Blooms for a Celebration Blooms for a Celebration ¥12,000 Blue Sea Waves 青海波 · Art Print Blue Sea Waves 青海波 · Art Print ¥3,406 Blue Sea Waves 青海波 · Framed Art Print Blue Sea Waves 青海波 · Framed Art Print ¥6,265 Bonds That Hold Bonds That Hold ¥25,000 Bright Prospects for the Future Bright Prospects for the Future ¥15,000 Carry Good Fortune Carry Good Fortune ¥12,000 Checkerboard 市松 · Art Print Checkerboard 市松 · Art Print ¥3,406 Checkerboard 市松 · Framed Art Print Checkerboard 市松 · Framed Art Print ¥6,265 Cherry Blossom 桜 · Art Print Cherry Blossom 桜 · Art Print ¥3,406 Cherry Blossom 桜 · Framed Art Print Cherry Blossom 桜 · Framed Art Print ¥6,265 Circle of Happiness Circle of Happiness ¥12,000 Climb to the Top Climb to the Top ¥12,000 Coexistence 01 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Coexistence 01 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Coexistence 01 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Coexistence 01 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Coexistence 02 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Coexistence 02 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Coexistence 02 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Coexistence 02 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Coexistence 03 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Coexistence 03 · Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥3,829 Coexistence 03 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly Coexistence 03 · Framed Fine Art Print · Seamlessly ¥7,483 Color of the Forest 01 · Fine Art Print Color of the Forest 01 · Fine Art Print ¥3,829 Color of the Forest 01 · Framed Fine Art Print Color of the Forest 01 · Framed Fine Art Print ¥7,483 Crane Crane ¥12,000 Deer 01 · Fine Art Print Deer 01 · Fine Art Print ¥3,829 Deer 01 · Framed Fine Art Print Deer 01 · Framed Fine Art Print ¥7,483 Diamonds and Flower Diamonds 花菱 · Art Print Diamonds and Flower Diamonds 花菱 · Art Print ¥3,406 Diamonds and Flower Diamonds 花菱 · Framed Art Print Diamonds and Flower Diamonds 花菱 · Framed Art Print ¥6,265 Don’t Just Fly, Soar Don’t Just Fly, Soar ¥12,000 Dreams Do Come True Dreams Do Come True ¥12,000 Embrace Your Strength Embrace Your Strength ¥12,000

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Omikuji

Choose by the wish.

Every pattern carries a wish. Draw one. If someone comes to mind as you read it, that is your answer.

When you give

  • Wrapped as a gift, at no charge.
  • A card with the wish of the pattern, in English and Japanese, comes with every piece. Leave a message in the order notes and we will write it by hand.
  • Shipped within three business days. Tell us in the notes if you need it by a certain day.
  • Receipts and invoices are available, made out to a company if you wish.
  • We ship to 27 countries and regions. Shipping is shown at checkout. Import duties and taxes, where they apply, are paid by the recipient.

About the prices

Cushion covers are ¥12,000 or ¥25,000, insert included. Table runners are ¥15,000 or ¥25,000. Bottle bags are ¥12,000 and card cases ¥7,000. The difference is not size but the grade of the obi. Where gold and silver thread or embroidery lead, the price is the higher one.

How it is made

We choose the obi and decide how the pattern will sit. A seamstress sews each piece, one at a time. This work began with a grandmother who worked with her hands, and a grandfather who kept a tailor’s shop.

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