Cohana Glass Head Pins
€14,45
Cohana Glass Head Pins
€14,45
Mysterious “tombo-dama” (glass beads), their production method, established by the Nara period (which began in 710 A.D.), using closely-guarded techniques. During the Edo period (1603-1868 A.D.),with trade arriving in Japan from China and Europe, glass-making techniques from abroad were influencing the production of “tombo-dama” making the production more varied.
Cohana’s glass head marking pins are handmade with care, one-by-one, using tombo-dama techniques. The floral designs for these tombo-dama are called “millefiori,” meaning “a thousand flowers.”
The components are heated in the flame from a burner, and carefully shaped. The pins are made in Hiroshima, an area famous for their production, so they sew smoothly.
The pack has 3 pins in it and every pack is different we never know what colours will be in the pack!
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These pins are part of Cross & Woods collection of Cohana
Cohana brand is high quality handmade tools made by the selective use of regional products and the best craftsmanship. All items are made and sourced in Japan.
The brand name ‘Cohana’ is derived from the goddess Konohanasakuya-hime from Japanese mythology.
Konohanasakuya-hime is beautiful like the blooming of cherry tree blossoms, and worshipped as a goddess of Mt. Fuji, the symbol of Japan, and symbolises prosperity.
Cohana uses traditional Japanese colors that reflect the changing of the seasons ;
The bright yellow color of daffodils. It is called ‘daffodil yellow’ in English, and ‘jonquille’ in French. It is said that the daffodil got its Japanese name (‘suisen’, literally meaning water sage) because its appearance of purity is like that of a sage.
The color of roses. In Japan, happy thoughts about good events are expressed as ‘a rose-colored future.’
A blue color with a hint of green. This pale indigo dye has a green hue, and is often called ‘mizuasagi’.
The color of Asiatic dayflowers. The water taken up by the flower is called ‘aobana’, which we have used to draw rough sketches for dyeing. In the old days, Japanese people used to call this ‘tsukikusa’, and used it to dye clothing.
A bright grey with a hint of blue. The English equivalent is ‘sky gray’. The name of the color comes from the kimonos that fashionable young people of Kiba, Edo Fukagawa, and geishas started to wear during the Edo period. A chic color of the unique Japanese aesthetic quality, ‘iki’.
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