MOTIF

Japanese beliefs place nature at the very heart of their cults. For this reason, many temples and shrines are built on mountains or in forests in order to give thanks to their deities. From the small local shrines to the more important places of pilgrimage, there are probably as many places of worship across Japan as there are mountains and hills...

FABRIC

Jacquard woven with lamé threads for the weft, silk for the warp.

Being manufactured with a lamé thread weft ( a sort of very thin metallic slat ) gives this fabric an intense shine when it moves in the light. Seen from different angles, and depending on the lighting, the shimmering landscape seems to change colour as if the sun was rising or setting upon it.