Join us for a presentation and talk by Kitamura Tokusai IX, the proprietor of a 300 year old artisanal silk textile shop in Nishijin, Kyoto.
Kitamura Tokusai’s family has been designing and making silk textiles, or fukusa, for practitioners of tea since 1712. Their inventory of fabrics feature over 400 patterns of historical significance, many of which were expressly favored by the founders and most prominent devotees of Japan’s tea culture.
In his presentation, Kitamura Tokusai will share stories about the intricate process of weaving silk textiles and recreating historical designs. |
