Tsumami Zaiku Brooch Yellow & Matcha Green – Chrysanthemum Japanese Silk Flower Pin

Chrysanthemum Silk Brooch, Yellow

Name: Tsumami Zaiku Brooch Yellow & Matcha Green – Chrysanthemum Japanese Silk Flower Pin
Brand: Tsumami Kanzashi Ayano
Price: 20000 JPY
Availability: OutOfStock

Tsumami Zaiku Brooch Yellow & Matcha Green – Chrysanthemum Japanese Silk Flower Pin

¥20,000

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

A silk chrysanthemum (kiku, 菊) brooch, folded petal by petal in the centuries-old tsumami technique. Kiku has been considered an auspicious flower in Japan for over a thousand years, used in the Chōyō (重陽) seasonal festival on the ninth day of the ninth month to ward off illness and pray for long life. People drank chrysanthemum-scented sake on this day and decorated rooms with the flowers; the imperial crest itself is a 16-petal kiku.

This piece carries those well-wishes in a layered colorway of yellow, mustard, and matcha green that grounds the brooch in autumn without being dark. Acrylic pearls highlight the center the way dewdrops sit on real chrysanthemums on a cool morning.

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: 45 mm
Package size: 75 × 70 × H32 mm
Color: Yellow, mustard, and matcha green
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 meaningful autumn piece, and a thoughtful gift for someone recovering, retiring, or marking a long life well lived.

Avoid water and friction; store flat in the box.

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