Japanese Ceremonial Silk Knot Bag – The Gin No Ame, Silver Karakusa Damask

Gin no ame. Silver rain on a still surface. A scrolling karakusa vine drawn entirely in silver on silver, the pattern emerging only as a faint shadow under light.

The silk is pale platinum silver-white, smooth and high-lustre, with the brushed quality of cold metal. Across the entire body, a large karakusa arabesque vine and stylised floral medallions are woven in silver against silver — the pattern dense, but the contrast so low that it surfaces only when the cloth turns to the light. Soft dove grey, faint cream, and a thin warm gold at the binding give the silver its tonal floor. The effect is closer to weather than to ornament.

A bag for the cleanest evenings — a black silk dress, a winter restaurant with white tablecloths, a city where the rain is welcome.

The silk is the original obi face, designed and finished into a knot bag at the Renaras atelier. Knotted self-closure, silk lining. No metal touches the silk. No clasp, no hardware, no zip.

Renaras: Japanese ceremonial silk, reimagined for daily life.

Each piece arrives with its own passport from the atelier — a small handmade record of the silk's first life and its transformation, signed and dated in Amsterdam.

Material: Japanese ceremonial silk, fukuro obi
Construction: Knotted self-closure, silk lining, no metal contact
Care: Dry clean or spot clean.
Origin: Japanese ceremonial silk, designed and finished at the Renaras atelier, Netherlands.

One silk. One story. One piece. Never repeated.

Delivery and returns
Dispatched from the Renaras atelier in Amsterdam within two working days, wrapped in tissue and sent in a rigid protective box. United Kingdom: £14, tracked and insured, arriving within three to five working days. All customs charges for United Kingdom deliveries are settled by the atelier; nothing further is payable on arrival. European Union: delivery included, three to five working days. Worldwide delivery on request. Returns are accepted within fourteen days of receipt in original condition; as every textile is singular and unrepeatable, we ask that pieces are handled with care.