“Hikaruyama(Energy from Mountain)” for Japonismes 2018: les ames en resonance-Kyoto’ s Traditional Kinran Textile of Nishijin

TANSAN DESIGN STUDIO × Nishijin Okamoto have colaborated to create a fabric art “Energy from Mountain”.
It was selected to be shown at an exhibition, “Japon Japonismes. Objets inspirés, 1867 -2018”.

This exhibition is held in Paris, France from 15th November 2018 to 3rd March 2019 at Musée des Arts Décoratifs, at 107 rue de Rivoli.
“Energy from Mountain” was selected out of numerous crafts and designs from the period of 150 years of Japanese history. It is a Japanese traditional silk textile from Kyoto telling a 1200 year-old chronicled story about Kannon, (Deity of Mercy), of Tachiki, portrayed by Wakana Ino of TANSAN DESIGN STUDIO.

We are the expert artisans, Nishijin weaver.
We have a history of 1200 years creating the Kinran golden silk woven textiles for Buddhist temples.
The vibrant textile “Energy from Mountain” is woven so gracefully and inventively, like a Mandala.

The textile is created using vividly dyed silk and metal yarn woven into patterns that arrange so intricately that the images that are seen on the textile shift depending on the angle it is viewed from.
The finesse of the silk and shimmering gold cultivate the mind and provide spiritual enrichment.

“Energy from Mountain”2017
designed by TANSAN DESIGN STUDIO
woven by Nishijin Okamoto
material：silk,metal yarn
technique：Jacquard, pre-dyed patterned fabric made of shuttle loom

’Energy from mountain’

“Kasuminoyama of Energy from Mountain”, Hazy Mountain: Illustrating a landscape where warm light shines through the cold hazy air of spring.

’Energy from mountain’

“Ryonoyama of Energy from Mountain”, Breezy Mountain: Illustrating the summer of shaded area within lights.

’Energy from mountain’

“Kurenainoyama of Energy from Mountain”, Rouge Mountain: Illustrating the autumn colors of leaves on the mountain.

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Japon – Japonismes . Objets inspirés , 1867 -2018

• Period：November 15, 2018 ‒ March 3, 2019
• Venue：Musée des Arts Décoratifs
• Organized by :The Japan Foundation, Musée des Arts Décoratifs
• Supervising Director :Olivier Gabet, Director of Musée des Arts Décoratifs
• Curators
  • Béatrice Quette, Curator of Asian Collectionsn at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
  • Noriko Kawakami, Journalist, Associate Director of 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT
  • Masanori Moroyama, Crafts Historian, Former Curator of Crafts Gallery,The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
• Advisor：Junko Koshino, Designer

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The Story of “Tachikisan” and Wakana Ino (designers of TANSAN DESIGN STUDIO)

In 815 A.D., (the 6th year of Konin Period), a Buddhist monk named Kobo Daishi noticed a glowing of a spiritual tree on the banks of the Seta River while he was traveling on an ascetic training. As he wandered, a white stag appeared in front of him and took him on its back. It jumped the river Seta to guide him in front of the tree and transformed into Kanzeon goddess. Since Kobo Daishi was 42 years old and at what is considered the age of calamity, he decided to carve Kanzeon goddessonto the live standing spiritual trees in desire to not only to save himself form misfortune but in order to save others for all eternity. After this, the temple has been called Tachiki Kannon or Tachikisan.
The Origin of Energy from Mountain The textile designer Wakana Ino was inspired by the flow of the Seta River that has remained constant for more than 1200 years and also by “Tachiki Kannon” that was protected in the mountains by generations of people for an age.
One of the designers of TANSAN DESIGN STUDIO, Wakana Ino, is the firstborn child of a present resident priest. She realized that Tachikisan and the surrounding environment are the origin of her creativity and she applies her joyful emotions to draw and express to her work. Moreover, by projecting the glowing spiritual tree of Tachikisan and its story on the beautiful Nishijin golden brocade of 1200 years, arises the special textile of ‘Energy from Mountain’.

[TANSAN DESIGN STUDIO］

Estabilshed by textile designers Tomoaki Mizuno and Wakana Ino in 2014, TANSAN DESIGN STUDIO is located in the area full of plants and nature. They find inspirations in their everyday lives and turn them into textiles with vivid mementoes. From rice fields to country houses and wild flowers on the sidewalk to the sound of babbling streams, everything around the atelier are dazzling under the light of sun and moon. Culture exposure and special experiences from traveling add extra essence to their design as well. Their lifestyle itself is considered as the concept of their creations and their joyful memories exceed the boundaries of art and design, to introduce new products and art pieces that make ordinary atmosphere more and more delightful. The studio has its original textile brand TANSAN TEXTILE, and in addition, they create collaborative products with other business enterprises and provide designs to manufacturers.
Delivering a bit of fizz to the lives of others.

［Nishijin Okamoto］

Delivering a bit of shine to the lives of others, Japanese traditional weaver Nishijin Okamoto consists of a group of highly skilled specialist craftspeople. These craftspeople have perfected a hand weaving technique with a rich history of over 1200 years of tradition for silk brocade, which is considered as a treasure and called “Kinran” in Kyoto. Their hope is to invent and introduce a new textile into the world while preserving the unique features of their mesmerizing silk brocade.“Energy from Mountain” was conceived when a Nishijin Fabric Designer Ema Okamoto encountered TANSAN Design Studio.