Hisui – Japanese Obi Silk Table Runner

Hisui. The jade of imperial fortune. The colour most revered in East Asian cultures as the embodiment of virtue, longevity and imperial authority — woven here in silk and heavy gold.

The ground is dyed in hisui-iro deep celadon. Against it, symmetrical karakusa arabesque motifs and geometric mandala compositions are woven in heavy kinran gold thread — wound around a silk core to produce a thread with depth and a lustre that catches candlelight from every angle. At the mandala intersections, the gold thread is densest, creating a raised tactile surface that reads as almost three-dimensional under raking light. The runner is reversible — a second complete silk surface on the reverse. The jade gives the composition its calm. The gold gives it its warmth.

A runner that turns the daily table into something a little finer — quiet beauty for ordinary moments, gathered around a shared meal.

Reversible silk construction. No metal touches the visible silk.

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, Nishijin fukuro obi reversible with kinran karakusa and mandala
Dimensions: 166 × 30 cm (approx. 59 × 12 in)
Construction: Reversible silk construction
Care: Dry clean or spot clean.
Origin: Japanese ceremonial silk, designed and finished at the Renaras atelier, Netherlands.

Pair with placemats from the same collection.

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.