Furoshiki M size - Dots
風呂敷 Mサイズ 水玉
£22.00 per item
A versatile wrapping cloth with a dots design inspired by meisen (a silk textile featuring bold and graphic designs and used for kimonos) patterns from the Taishō era (1912–1926).
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The wrapping culture of Japan has developed across more than 1,000 years, and wrapping things in cloth is said to have already been a custom by the Nara period (710-794 CE).
Furoshiki continue to be used in many ways, from binding precious objects as a means to protect them, to wrapping gifts decoratively, to carrying objects from place to place. These 100% cotton furoshiki are printed one by one on an old roller printing machine that highly skilled craftspeople adjust throughout the process to render the finest details of the patterns. The patterns themselves have been designed with careful thought towards their symbolic meaning.
During the Taishō era (1912–1926) in Tokyo, the younger generation influenced by Western modernist ideals, known as ‘modern girls’ and ‘modern boys’, popularized meisen (a silk textile featuring bold and graphic designs used for kimonos). The vibrant polka dot patterns became particularly favoured and inspired the pattern of this furoshiki.
Handwashing recommended.
Iron with a cloth over the fabric.
Size : 70x70cm
Kansai
The Kansai region includes the second-most populated metropolitan area in Japan with its largest city Osaka. Kyoto and Nara, two of Japan’s former capital cities, are home to important temples and shrines and strongholds of intangible cultural heritage, such as the Kyoto textile weaving skills of Nishijin.
