Tsumami Zaiku Brooch Deep Blue – Hydrangea Japanese Silk Flower Pin

Hydrangea Silk Brooch, Deep Blue

Name: Tsumami Zaiku Brooch Deep Blue – Hydrangea Japanese Silk Flower Pin
Brand: Tsumami Kanzashi Ayano
Price: 16800 JPY
Availability: OutOfStock

Tsumami Zaiku Brooch Deep Blue – Hydrangea Japanese Silk Flower Pin

¥16,800

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We sat down with Ayano Fujii in her Matsudo workshop, where every petal is folded by hand.

A silk hydrangea (ajisai, 紫陽花) brooch, folded petal by petal in the centuries-old tsumami technique. Hydrangeas bloom through Japan's rainy season: the month when most flowers shrink back, ajisai gets quietly more brilliant. The plant changes color in response to the soil it grows in, which is part of why it has come to stand for adaptability, gentle persistence, and a kind of quiet strength.

This piece is built in saturated deep blues with accent pearls: the version of ajisai seen on a rainy morning, leaves still wet, the whole flower somehow brighter than the sky behind it. The 55 mm cluster gives the brooch real presence on a raincoat lapel or a navy jacket.

Made by Tsumami Kanzashi Ayano, the Matsudo workshop led by Ayano Fujii, a designated maker of Chiba Prefecture's traditional craft of Edo tsumami kanzashi.

Material (motif): Silk, acrylic pearls
Material (back): Plated brass brooch pin
Width: 55 mm
Package size: 75 × 70 × H32 mm
Color: Deep blue
Care: Avoid water and friction; store flat in the box
Origin: Matsudo, Chiba, Japan (handmade)
Maker: Tsumami Kanzashi Ayano (つまみかんざし彩野)
Lead time: within 1 month, made to order

Note: Because each piece is folded entirely by hand, no two are exactly alike. Slight individual differences in shape, petal angle, and color are natural to the craft.

A piece for the rainy months, and for anyone who quietly keeps going regardless of the weather.

Avoid water and friction; store flat in the box.

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