43cm Cotton Furoshiki - Keisuke Serizawa 7 Patterns

Japanese Furoshiki Cotton Fabric Wrapping Cloth Keisuke Serizawa Traditional Artwork

Characteristics of the product

Material : Cotton 100%
Size : 43cm × 43cm

Made in Kyoto, JAPAN

About the artist

Keisuke Serizawa was a Japanese dyeing craftsman.
Based on the techniques of traditional crafts such as Edo Komon and Ise Japanese paper, he created original Japanese-style works. He developed the technique of stencil dyeing, certified as an important intangible cultural heritage.
He is highly regarded as a representative of Japanese craftsman in the world.

Pattern
Aesop's Fables (Green , Red ) :
The stories of Aesop are depicted.

Japanese sentence (Beige) :
It depicts "iroha song" lyrics.
Iroha song was written during Heian era. The lyrics of Iroha song are written using 47 all hiragana.

The word "wind" (Navy blue) :
Japanese word of "wind".

Rope curtain (Navy blue) :
Japanese style's curtain with a rope design. Japanese people hang rope curtain in front of restaurants, shops etc.

Fruits & Vegetables (Brown) :
cute fruits and vegetables such as mandarins and apples

About furoshiki

In Japan, Wrapping cloths have been a tradition (known as furoshiki).
They are a fabulous, zero waste way of wrapping anything from produce and wine bottles to clothes & gifts.

Furoshiki embraces the philosophy of eco-friendly living by challenging us on how many items we really need. This beautiful and ingenious art allows one object to have many uses simply by folding and tying the cloth in different ways.

While Japanese culture is not alone in using fabric wrapping, furoshiki has a distinctive style reflecting Japanese interest in ceremony, beauty, multi-functional objects and thoughtfulness in detail as an approach to everyday life.

Cloth wrapping has been used for over 1200 years in Japan and the word furoshiki, meaning "bath spread" dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868) when the cloths were commonly used in bath houses to wrap clothes and as a bath mat. 

Over time, Japanese developed a multitude of uses and patterns that are both elegant and functional. One furoshiki cloth can be used as:
a gift wrapping
a bag for shopping
a handbag decoration
a picnic hamper
a tablecloth
a household decor
a scarf, belt or bandana
a way of wrapping clothes when travelling

In our store, there are many patterns you can choose, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

※ The color may differ from the actual one depending on the coloration condition of the monitor.

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