TAMATEBAKO

About this experience

Beautiful fabric, for a beautiful box.

Take your time choosing a silk obi you love, and admire its pattern and its gold and silver threads. Then finish the lid of a Maison Brijean original paulownia box. More than box-making — the joy of admiring cloth.

The name

What is a tamatebako?

A tamatebako is the beautiful box given by Princess Otohime of the Dragon Palace in the Japanese folktale "Urashima Taro". "Tama" means something beautiful and precious, and "tebako" a box for keeping one's treasured belongings. Today, the word is still fondly used for a treasure box filled with precious and wonderful things.

Our thought

The thought behind this experience

Making things takes time.

In this experience, you begin by taking your time to choose an obi you love.

The beauty of its pattern, the shimmer of its gold and silver threads — savour the beauty of a single obi to your heart's content.

For the body of the box, you choose from ready-made paulownia boxes in Maison Brijean's original size. You then finish the lid with the obi you have chosen.

In an unhurried mood, you complete a treasure box unlike any other in the world.

Your experience

How the experience unfolds

01Take your time choosing an obi you love
02Savour its pattern and its gold and silver threads
03Choose your favourite from ready-made paulownia box bodies
04Finish the lid with the obi you have chosen
05Your one-of-a-kind treasure box is complete

Only at Maison Brijean

More than box-making — the joy of admiring cloth.

Choose from obi woven with gold and silver threads, such as Nishijin
Time to admire the pattern and the shimmer of the threads to your heart's content
A paulownia box in Maison Brijean's original size
The body is ready-made, so you can take your time over the lid
Attentive guidance made possible by small groups
A one-of-a-kind treasure box to enjoy for years to come

Details

Programme details

Duration: Approx. 120 min
Group size: 2–4 guests
To take home: Your finished treasure box (paulownia)
Venue: Our salon in Himeji, or a place of your choice, such as where you are stayingFor venues other than our Himeji salon, we kindly ask you to provide the venue.
Language: JapaneseOn request, we can arrange an interpreter for English or other languages (additional fee). If you are bringing your own interpreter, no arrangement is needed.
Hosts: Izumi Taniguchi and her daughter, Rieko KitaharaBoth host each experience personally.
Fees: Please inquire.

A treasure box, unlike any other in the world.

ゆったりとした気持ちで、世界に一つの宝箱を。

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