everywhere I look people are fanning themselves,
photographs Spoon & Tango, so it is time to look for my Komorebi (木漏れ日), it is the Japanese
word for sunlight, which is filtered through the leaves of the trees. In
particular, it means the visible light rays, “Komorebi” is composed of several
parts of the word: “Ko” means tree or trees. “More” means: something that comes
through, something that shines through or seeps through. “Bi” means: sun or
sunlight, the word “Komorebi” reflects the romantic and emotional love of the
Japanese for nature, and each fan has a unique design of leaves the sun can be filtered through,
this is the start of a beautiful handheld fan made from Echizen Washi paper, a
traditional Japanese craft with a 1,500-year history of hand making paper,
once
the paper is completed it’s transported to Kyoto where fan makers, known for
their kyo-uchiwa set to work,
and here is the result, if you want your own Komorebi designed by Kotoko Hirata, who created the Komorebi Uchiwa, it is available here.
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