This elegant tsumami expressed Oki-rhododendron.
Oki-rhododendron is a flower of endemic species in Shimane prefecture. There is a protective group of Oki-rhododendron and they wanted to exhibit Oki-rhododendron through out the year. 

Oki-rhododendron flowers

Rei Furuya, Tsumami designer undertook this project to cooperate their activity.

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By using traditional technique and adding her own idea, she struggled and completed making this beautiful art.
She said that it was challenging but was worth doing.

Oki-rhododendron and Tsumami, they are both valuable for Japan which we Japanese want to leave behind in the future.
This work became irreplaceable collaboration that lead to social contribution.