Folding fan / Amami Oshima mud dyeing / Circle tie-dyeing / Tokyo Pig Leather

Dyed pigskin on Amami Oshima is hand-spun by artisans into thin strips and then made into folding fans in Kyoto. The leather used is tanned with tannins, so you can enjoy the changes that occur in the leather over time.

We will deliver it in a luxurious paulownia box.

Mud dyeing is a dyeing method used in the world-famous traditional industry of Amami, a part of Kagoshima Prefecture, "Authentic Oshima Tsumugi," with a history of 1,300 years. Mud-dyed leather is leather that is dyed a dark brown color using dye made by boiling and naturally fermenting chips of the "techi" tree (scientific name: wheel plum) that grows naturally on the island, and mud that is rich in iron and has small, round particles that are only found in certain areas of Amami. You can enjoy the miraculous patterns and unique individuality, such as deep black and brown hues and tie-dyed patterns that are different from chemical dyes.

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The leather is folded into pleats of equal width, and then wrapped with rubber or string and dyed to create a contour pattern. The unique ring pattern is created by the color of the original leather material, the brown color of the techi wood, and the black-brown color of the mud.