Hand-Printed Tenugui Towel - Tree Collection Colour:Collection of Trees which has long served as

which has long served as a guiding light for ancestors through bon festival lanterns

Designed for broad sweeping movements whilst standing upright

or use as a doorbell or decorative ornament

After using a technique called "wiped lacquer

resilient fibres make it ideal for entrance ways

Hand-Printed Tenugui Towel - Tree Collection Colour:Collection of Trees which has long served asThis tenugui (hand towel) features a design based on the ukiyo e woodblock print 'Jumoku zukushi' (Tree Collection) from the Edo to Meiji periods. 'Jumoku zukushi' was a type of 'omocha e' (toy picture) within ukiyo e prints specifically created for children. These prints were used for cutting out and arranging to create paper gardens, or for learning plant names. The elaborately designed pots with their various colours and patterns reveal the love of