Saga Nishiki

It is a unique form of brocading in that Japanese paper is used as the warp.

This paper is coated in either gold, silver or lacquer.

As the technique is time-consuming, only several inches are produced each day.

[1] Saga Nishiki was created at the end of the Edo period by Kashima Nabeshima, the daimyō of Saga.

At this time it was referred to as Kashima Nishiki.