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Preserving and Passing Down Japan’s Beauty

Marubeni is engaging in several initiatives to preserve traditional Japanese textiles in the Marubeni Collection so that they may be passed down to future generations. In the late 1920s to the 1930s, Marubeni assembled a collection of and conducted research into ancient textiles, primarily from the 17th to mid-19th centuries, and their traditional production techniques to inform the research and development of new textile products. Over 400 pieces of this collection of traditional textiles remain in the Marubeni Collection today. To continue to conserve these pieces, especially those in need of repair for future storage and exhibition, Marubeni is engaged in textile repair projects. One recent example is a two-year conservation and repair project focusing on an early 18th-century kimono, formally entitled Furisode (Garment with long hanging sleeves) with Design of Latticework, Chrysanthemums, Paste-resist (Yuzen) and Embroidery on Parti-colored Silk Crepe (Chirimen), in the Marubeni Collection that was designated as an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese national government in 2020. The project began in April 2023 and was officially completed in March 2025 with the support and cooperation of the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and Shokakudo Co., Ltd. Going forward, Marubeni will continue to carefully preserve the kimono and plans to exhibit it to the public at the Marubeni Gallery in 2027.

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