『絽刺し』について

　絽刺しとは、和服地の絽とは異なる専用絽布の織目孔に一針一針、金銀色糸を刺し込み模様を作り上げていくもので、遠く天平時代から伝えられておりますが奈良の東大寺にその頃の敷物の一部が遺されていると聞いております。

　明治の始めまでは宮廷をはじめ、将軍家や各大名家で最高級の趣味手工芸品としての定評があり、一名「公卿絽刺し」とさえ言われておりました。近年においては、香淳皇后様も作品を遺されていると伺っております。又、徳川慶喜三女榊原喜佐子様もその著書の中で母君が絽刺しをあそばされていたことを回想していらっしゃいます。

　この美しく、格調高い日本独自の伝統工芸を私共が研鑽を積み、次世代へ確実にバトンタッチ致し、永く後世に伝えられる様願ってやみません。

Rozashi is・・・

Rozashi is embroidery which various patterns are created putting some gold and silver thread into the interstices of the specific Ro clothes. It is reported that Rozashi has been handed down as far back as the Tenpyo era, and one part of the rug made in Rozashi work is kept in the Todaiji temple in Nara.

From Tokugawa era to early Meiji era, the reputation was in an established as the greatest handcraft hobby for the ladies in shogunate or the daimyoke(lord princesses).

IN recent years, the Empress Kojun made some works and kept remained them.

Also some nobles such as Tokugawa Yoshinobu's daughter Sakakibara Kisako, she did the works and reminisced about her mother's work of Rozashi in her writings as her memories.

I do hope this beautiful high toned traditional handcraft should be inherited as one of the greatest art forever.

I wish I could be the one who hands down this skill to the next generation.