Tsumami Zaiku Hair Clip Purple – Kikyo Bellflower Japanese Silk Flower Clip

Kikyo Silk Hair Clip, Purple

Name: Tsumami Zaiku Hair Clip Purple – Kikyo Bellflower Japanese Silk Flower Clip
Brand: Tsumami Kanzashi Ayano
Price: 16800 JPY
Availability: OutOfStock

Tsumami Zaiku Hair Clip Purple – Kikyo Bellflower Japanese Silk Flower Clip

¥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 kikyo (Chinese bellflower, 桔梗) hair clip, folded petal by petal in the centuries-old tsumami technique. Kikyo has been part of Japanese summer-to-autumn imagery for over a thousand years: it appears in classical poetry, family crests, and medicinal texts. Its root, kikyō-kon, has been used in traditional medicine to soothe coughs and ease throat conditions; the flower itself reads cool and quiet against late-summer heat.

This piece sits on a sturdy plated-brass hair clip rather than a brooch back, so it can be worn in updos, half-ups, or pinning a side of a kimono collar. The 70 mm length is generous enough to be the only ornament a hairstyle needs.

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
Material (back): Plated brass hair clip
Total length: 70 mm
Package size: 75 × 70 × H32 mm
Color: Purple
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 cool, late-summer kimono or daily-wear hair accessory with quiet meaning attached.

Avoid water and friction; store flat in the box.

Questions about caring for this piece? Email support@j-doc.jp.

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