Kohaku-unryu | Oiled Translucent Hime-Wagasa (Clear)

Not a souvenir. Not decoration.
A room, changed.

Place it by a window. Watch what happens to the light.

Each Hime-wagasa is made entirely by hand in Kyoto by Tsujikura — Japan's oldest wagasa atelier, in continuous practice since the 1690s.
Over one hundred individual steps. Bamboo selected, split, and curved by hand. Washi paper applied one sheet at a time. Silk thread wound between each rib — one knot, one rib, repeated.

This exclusive edition, Kohaku-unryu, is crafted using a traditional oil-coating technique unique to this model in our Hime-wagasa collection. A natural plant-based oil is meticulously applied by hand to white Kurotani Unryu washi paper. As the oil slowly infuses the fibres, the paper transforms — turning amber-clear, revealing the cloud-dragon patterns within with a quiet, three-dimensional depth. Held to the light, it casts a warm and luminous shadow into the room.

True to the nature of this specially oiled washi, the Kohaku-unryu alone is designed to change with time. Over the years, the paper deepens — developing a rich, golden patina that no other piece shares. It does not age. It matures into its final form.

Tsujikura's work has been installed at Cross Hotel Kyoto and featured in Vogue Japan, The New York Times, and Louis Vuitton's City Guide to Kyoto.
The atelier the world's most discerning rooms already know.

This is not a decorative object placed in a room.
It is the reason a room looks the way it does.

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