A colourful and insightful exhibition, uncovering the past, present and possible futures of kumihimo, an intricate, decorative type of Japanese cord, braided from hand-dyed silk threads. From the ...

Kumihimo 's history is one of transfer of material culture. In 710 CE, Nara became Japan's imperial capital, its location at the end of the Silk Roads positioning it as a point where Central Asian, ...