 Bunka shishu

Bunka shishu (文化刺繍), in English often shortened to bunka, is a form of Japanese embroidery originating in the early 19th century and becoming more widespread around the turn of the 20th century, and then introduced to the US after World War II.Bunka artists use a specialized embroidery needle and rayon threads (originally silk) to create very detailed pictures that some liken to oil paintings.