Edo Komon Pocket Square: Swirls with Tortoise (Edo Purple) × Diagonal Check (Cherry Blossom Pink)
Purple-and-pink silk pocket square loosely gathered in a person's hands by a window.
Person presenting the Edo-purple tortoise pattern of the silk pocket square.
Close indoor view of a person holding the two-color silk pocket square across both hands.
Edo-purple and cherry-blossom-pink silk pocket square folded in a dark jacket pocket indoors.
A model holding the Edo-purple and cherry-blossom-pink silk pocket square outdoors.
Edo Komon Pocket Square: Swirls with Tortoise (Edo Purple) × Diagonal Check (Cherry Blossom Pink)
Purple-and-pink silk pocket square loosely gathered in a person's hands by a window.
Person presenting the Edo-purple tortoise pattern of the silk pocket square.
Close indoor view of a person holding the two-color silk pocket square across both hands.
Edo-purple and cherry-blossom-pink silk pocket square folded in a dark jacket pocket indoors.
A model holding the Edo-purple and cherry-blossom-pink silk pocket square outdoors.
Tomita Dyeing & Crafts Co., Ltd. SKU: BJ_P_00099

Edo Komon Pocket Square: Swirls with Tortoise (Edo Purple) × Diagonal Check (Cherry Blossom Pink)

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PRODUCT DETAILS

A silk square where two Tokyo patterns meet

This 350-millimeter silk pocket square places Edo-purple swirls and auspicious tortoises beside a cherry-blossom-pink diagonal lattice. The contrasting fields make the change in pattern easy to read whether the square is folded or opened. Dyed by Tomita Dyeing & Crafts in Tokyo, it brings the fine rhythm of Tokyo Some-Komon into a compact accessory.

USE & APPRECIATION

Choose which color leads the fold

Let the occasion decide which color leads at the pocket edge. Edo purple adds depth against a dark jacket, while cherry-blossom pink softens the contrast, giving one silk square more than one expression.

Edo-purple and cherry-blossom-pink silk pocket square folded in a dark jacket pocket indoors.

Both patterned fields in soft daylight

Hold the two fields together in soft indoor light before choosing your fold. The purple swirls and pale diagonal lattice offer different textures to the eye, allowing a small accessory to carry a carefully judged mix of color.

Purple-and-pink silk pocket square loosely gathered in a person's hands by a window.

The tortoise pattern comes forward

Bring the purple field forward when you want the tortoise motif to be seen. Its repeating forms reward a closer look, adding a point of conversation to an otherwise simple pocket accent.

Person presenting the Edo-purple tortoise pattern of the silk pocket square.

Silk, pattern, and hand scale

Try a loose fold in your hands and see how the pale pink changes the purple beside it. Lightweight silk lets both fields meet naturally, giving you a personal way to finish familiar clothing.

Close indoor view of a person holding the two-color silk pocket square across both hands.

A closer look in garden light

Take a closer look at the tortoises and swirling lines in gentle natural light. The fine pattern gives the square interest beyond its color, inviting you to enjoy the textile itself before folding it into a jacket pocket.

A model holding the Edo-purple and cherry-blossom-pink silk pocket square outdoors.

OBJECT PASSPORT / CARE & USE

Care & Handling

Care panel showing no washing, no bleaching, low-temperature ironing with a pressing cloth, F-symbol professional dry cleaning, and careful handling of delicate silk.

Do not wash or bleach. Use a low-temperature iron with a pressing cloth. For professional dry cleaning, present the original F-symbol care label to the cleaner before treatment. This is a delicate material; handle it with care.

OBJECT PASSPORT

Product details

Dimensions
350 × 350 mm
Material
100% silk
Product weight
7 g
Origin
Japan

The Edo-purple field combines swirling motifs with tortoises.

The purple is named Edo-murasaki, or Edo purple.

The pale field carries a diagonal ajiro lattice pattern.

The pale pink is named sakura-iro, or cherry-blossom pink.

Designed by Yuko Minamide and crafted by Atsushi Tomita.

Hand-carved Ise katagami can leave slight irregularities in the dyed pattern; they are part of its handmade character.
Craft Heritage

CRAFT HERITAGE

Craft Heritage

The origins of komon dyeing reach back to the Muromachi period, but the practice became widespread during the Edo period. A production center developed in Edo to dye the formal kamishimo worn by feudal lords who gathered there from across Japan.

Initially associated with samurai dress, komon spread among townspeople in the mid-Edo period and flourished under the influence of urban culture. It was worn by both men and women during the Edo period, but became exclusively women’s attire in the Meiji period.
How It’s Made

TRADITIONAL CRAFT PROCESS

How It’s Made

About the Making Process

Tokyo Some-Komon is produced in a single workshop, from preparing the colored paste through final drying.
An approximately 20-centimeter stencil is placed repeatedly along a bolt of white fabric about 12 meters long, with precise alignment required to create an uninterrupted fine pattern.
To reproduce the carver's design accurately, the dyer monitors the condition of the fabric, stencil, and paste throughout the process.

1. Carving the Stencil
  • Two or three sheets of handmade washi are laminated with persimmon tannin to create the stencil paper.
  • The carver cuts the intricate pattern using awls, small knives, and specially made carving tools.
2. Preparing the Colored Paste
  • Glutinous rice flour, rice bran, and a small amount of salt are mixed, steamed, and kneaded into a base paste. Dyes are then added.
  • The base color and pattern color are adjusted through repeated test dyeing.
3. Applying the Stencil Paste
  • White silk is stretched taut across a long, solid fir board. A cypress spatula is used to press resist paste through the stencil.
  • The stencil is repositioned along an approximately 12-meter bolt by aligning tiny registration points called okuriboshi. Its moisture is carefully controlled because drying can alter the stencil’s dimensions and disrupt the alignment.
4. Drying on the Board
  • The resist paste is dried while the fabric remains attached to the board. For multicolored designs, the stencil application is repeated.
5. Ground-Color Dyeing (Shigoki)
  • Once the resist is dry, the fabric is removed from the board and ground-color dye paste is spread evenly across the surface with a large spatula.
6. Steaming
  • Before the dye paste dries, the fabric is steamed at 90–100°C for approximately 15–30 minutes to set the color.
7. Washing
  • The steamed fabric is thoroughly rinsed to remove the resist paste and excess dye.
8. Drying and Finishing
  • The fabric is dried, returned to its proper width through a steam-finishing process called yu-noshi, and carefully inspected.
Meet the Maker

MEET THE MAKER

Meet the Maker

MAKER · WASEDA, TOKYO

Patterns That Reveal Themselves Slowly

At its Waseda workshop, Tomita Dyeing & Crafts continues Tokyo Some Komon and Edo Sarasa using Ise *katagami* stencils, while also applying its dyeing knowledge to accessories and objects for contemporary life.

Person standing outside the Tomita Dyeing & Crafts workshop beside its noren sign.
Atsushi Tomita, Fifth Generation

For Atsushi Tomita, dyeing was part of daily life long before it became his profession. From childhood, his mornings began alongside the workshop’s resident craftspeople, cleaning the garden and workspaces before school; after class, he returned to help with the family trade. He later worked for a women’s apparel company, then came home to the workshop at age 31. In 2006, he became its fifth-generation president.

That path—rooted in the workshop but informed by the wider world of fashion—still shapes his approach. Tomita carries forward inherited skill while looking for new patterns, colors, and forms that make Tokyo dyeing meaningful now.

A Workshop Shaped by Tokyo

The workshop was founded in Asakusa in 1882 and moved upstream to Waseda in 1914, when dye houses were seeking the cleaner water of the Kanda River. There, generations of makers have practiced Tokyo Some Komon and Edo Sarasa using Ise katagami stencils.

Tokyo Some Komon rewards a closer look: what first appears to be a quiet field of color resolves into an extraordinarily fine repeating pattern. Edo Sarasa builds a different kind of depth, layering motifs and color through successive hand processes. In both, the result depends on more than a design. It depends on how a stencil is placed, how paste and dye are prepared, and how consistently the maker works across a length of cloth.

Tradition, Kept Alive Through Use

Tomita does not see continuity as repetition. Through the workshop’s SARAKICHI line, inherited dyeing knowledge has moved beyond kimono into accessories and objects for contemporary life. The purpose is not to make tradition look new for its own sake, but to let the qualities that made it endure—restraint, wit, rhythm, and exacting handwork—remain useful and felt.
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