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This Kumihimo necklace beautifully blends Japanese tradition with contemporary design. It is meticulously handcrafted by Tokyo-based artist Noriko Yuki, using fine silk braiding cord and exceptional attention to detail.

Multiple braiding patterns are skillfully combined into a single cord using hand-dyed silk threads—an intricate and time-consuming process that requires a high level of craftsmanship. Glass beads are artfully arranged to complement the design, creating a truly timeless piece of jewelry.

The rich red-brown cord is accented with amber and red glass beads carefully placed at the center for a touch of understated elegance. This necklace is one-of-a-kind and comes packaged in a traditional Japanese paulownia wood box, making it a perfect and thoughtful gift.

Noriko creates unique and beautiful jewelry pieces mixing the traditional techniques of Kumihimo (braided strings) with her original modern designs and ideas.
Kumihimo is a traditional artform/craft of silk-braiding technique which has been passed down over 1,300 years.

Measurements: approx. 46.5cm / 18.31 inches
Materials: Cord: Silk / glass beads, silver
100% Hand-made in Japan

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Tokyo born and raised Noriko YUKI, after graduating from Tokyo Zokei University with a degree in Fine Arts in Painting, she got deeply attracted by the beauty and techniques of the Peruvian Braiding in the Andes and started studying under master Kumihimo artist Etsuko Matsushita in 2003. Also discovering the art of Japanese traditional Kumihimo, Noriko started studying and working with Kumihimo.

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ABOUT KUMIHIMO
Kumihimo are braided silk cords and it is a traditional art and craft that have been made for over fourteen hundred years in Japan. Kumihimo cords were used for aristocratic costumes, interior furnishings and decorations, musical instruments, and religious equipment for temples and shrines. In the modern days Kumihimo are crafted to make obijime which are cords worn belted around the front of obi and are important decorative element/accessory for kimono.