”Rimpa Silver” Series

【Foil Surface Pattern】”Rimpa Silver” is an original genuine leather with a foil surface pattern printed with gravure coating.

The main visual color is the silver color specifically selected by Hoitsu Sakai, who is said to have chosen a silver background to better suit the Edo period beauty rather than gold.

Semi-matte/glossy finish provides an urban feel.

”Rimpa Silver” Series

【Foil Surface Pattern】”Rimpa Silver” is an original genuine leather with a foil surface pattern printed with gravure coating.
The main visual color is the silver color specifically selected by Hoitsu Sakai, who is said to have chosen a silver background to better suit the Edo period beauty rather than gold.
Semi-matte/glossy finish provides an urban feel.

Hirota rakusho × Calen Blosso

Mr. Rakusho reproduces and repairs Japanese national treasures and important cultural
properties. By the aesthetics and inquisitiveness, his passion for manufacturing met to the long-established kimono company Hishiya that had been searching for new material for a long time, “Hakuomote Leather” was born. As a result, the "RINPA Series" was created between two Japanese passionate men.

Hirota rakusho × Calen Blosso

Mr. Rakusho reproduces and repairs Japanese national treasures and important cultural

properties. By the aesthetics and inquisitiveness, his passion for manufacturing met to

the long-established kimono company Hishiya that had been searching for new material for

a long time, “Hakuomote Leather” was born. As a result, the "RINPA Series" was created

between two Japanese passionate men.

Foil surface pattern (Hakuomote pattern)

Gold leaf and silver leaf foils, 0.0001mm in thickness, are vulnerable to moisture often causing cracks or blurs. Therefore many replicas are on display in order to protect the original art pieces.
To replicate the hundreds-of-years-old gold/silver leaf, not only requires extreme foil craftsmanship but also an indispensable artistic viewpoint.
Hiroto Reisho, foil craftsman, through his years of experience from his art pieces and the replication of the national treasure painting, “The Gods of Wind and Thunder” successfully reproduced the foil foot patterns that have aged and increased in elegance over centuries, known as the foil surface pattern.

Foil surface pattern (Hakuomote pattern)

Gold leaf and silver leaf foils, 0.0001mm in thickness, are vulnerable to moisture often causing cracks or blurs.
Therefore many replicas are on display in order to protect the original art pieces.

To replicate the hundreds-of-years-old gold/silver leaf, not only requires extreme foil craftsmanship but also an indispensable artistic viewpoint.

Hiroto Reisho, foil craftsman, through his years of experience from his art pieces and the replication of the national treasure painting, “The Gods of Wind and Thunder” successfully reproduced the foil foot patterns that have aged and increased in elegance over centuries, known as the foil surface pattern.

Shishuku

The greatest feature of the Rinpa is the method of gaining painting techniques. Rather than

learning skills and sensibilities directly from a respected painter, secretly model that

person as a role model and learn techniques from them. The Rinpa painters who gathered huge

attention in history also secretly learned the techniques from past attracted painters.

Shishuku

The greatest feature of the Rinpa is the method of gaining painting techniques. Rather than learning skills and sensibilities directly from a respected painter, secretly model that person as a role model, and learn techniques from them. The Rinpa painters who gathered huge attention in history also secretly learned the techniques from the past attracted painters.