Akaito Saffron®︎ x Kashima Nishiki ✨ Dazzling collaboration with traditional Japanese art
Kashima Nishiki is said to have originated when Mrs. Atsuko Nabeshima, wife of the ninth lord of Kashima Domain during the Edo period, was captivated by the woven lattice pattern on the ceiling above her sickbed. She consulted her attendants about creating something from it. Responding to her request, her attendants painstakingly wove the lattice pattern using the Kanze-twist technique, crafting items like the case for seals and medicine. Subsequently, successive feudal lord’s wives refined and improved the technique through their ingenuity, passing it down among the women of the Nabeshima domain.
Last year, Akaito collaborated with Professor Ishii and her students of Faculty of Arts and Regional Design, Saga University. They introduced us to the local artists, including the artists of Kashima Nishiki, and we hosted the saffron dye workshop. Using the silk yarn from the workshop, the beautiful Kashima Nishiki fabrics were created.
This year, the Sata University students are organising a new workshop which uses the materials dyed with saffron petals from Akaito and invite local participants of YAMAOSM festival to try “Kumiori” weaving. The mini exhibition of Kashima Nishiki art will be held as well.
The new beauty and value born from the meeting of Kashima’s world-renowned Akaito Saffron® and Kashima Nishiki. We wish to pass this legacy on to the next generation.
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YAMAOSM Festival
Date/Time：11:00-16:30, Saturday, November 29th
Venue：OND CAMP（ 18202-1, Takeo Machi, Takeo-City, Saga Prefecture, 843-0021, Japan)
https://www.ondpark.jp/
Host: Saga Prefecture
Planning/ Operation：YAMAOSM
Free of Charge, 、Proceed in light rain (cancel if heavy rain)
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Saffron Petal Dyeing Workshop
60 minutes, book at the site, free of charge
《Session Schedule》
11:30-12:30
13:00-14:00
14:30-15:30
“Kumiori” Weaving Workshop – with material dyed with Akaito Saffron petals
60 minutes, 5 people/ session, book at the site, material fee JPY110 for the frame
11:30-16:00 (Walk in at any time)
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YAMAOSM official instagram↓
https://www.instagram.com/yamaosm_saga/
Workshop hosted by Saga University, Faculty of Arts and Regional Design, Prof. Ishii (Student representative: Ms Makoto Soejima)
Cooperation by Yutokuji Museum, Kashima Nishiki Preservation Society, and Akaito
