Nishiki weaver seeks to keep alive ancient Japanese art

21 Mar '16

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Recently, Amane Tatsumura visited New Delhi and Varanasi in an attempt to take this fine art to next level which involves using gold and silk thread. Besides delivering lectures and power point presentations, the fourth generation weaver also interacted with a crowd of 100 people at Varanasi, including local weavers, BHU students and people engaged in Sericulture.

"Master Tatsumura visited Ram Nagar Weavers Society and examined the Banarasi silk saree, besides interacting with silk producers and BHU students," said Kubo Satoshi, a member of Japanese Delegation.

However, T S Chadha, Officiating Executive Director at ISEPC says is Japan's 'Silk Route' to India may not be commercially viable owing to the expensive nature of Nishiki.

"This fine weaving which involves use of gold thread may taken on a trial purpose but its marketing aspect and cost effectiveness has to be examined," says Chadha.

"However, the weaving studio Koho may market the products on a trial basis since people in Japan are losing interest in this ancient art form. In such troubled times, this initiative by Japan and Tatsumura family could be considered as planting a sapling of Nishiki in a 'foreign' land," says an ISEPC official. (SH)

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