Yukata Jewelry Show, Danaca Design Gallery

Traditionally, Japanese people did not wear jewelry. Instead, they adorned themselves with kimono, kanzashi, and other personal items. Inspired by this I made an inrō (a small container for small, important items that would be hung from the obi, or belt of a kimono) and a pair of earrings from shibuichi (a Japanese copper-silver alloy) that are based in the flowers from the yukata fabric I received. I also used shibuichi in the manju netsuke, the “anchor” that hangs over the top edge of the obi.