Mid 19th Century Japanese Tsutsugaki Maiwai Repurposed As A Furoshiki Chairs The dimensions are as follows:

The dimensions are as follows: H: 20cm L: 23cm W:16

Japanese fishermen would display textiles featuring this folklore as a good-luck talisman as well as celebrating a successful fishing season or wishing the crew a prosperous harvest

granular and naturally aged surface

Around the edges there are flowers which symbolises good fortune and prosperity

They have been hand-painted a beautiful brown and yellow colour

Mid 19th Century Japanese Tsutsugaki Maiwai Repurposed As A Furoshiki Chairs The dimensions are as follows:Here we have a stunning mid 19th century Japanese, Tsutsugaki Maiwai repurposed as a Furoshiki (wrapping cloth). Maiwai is a celebratory garment worn to celebrate or pray for a good catch, originally this piece would have most likely been a kimono. This specific textile depicts the folktale of Urashima Taro, where Urashima Taro (a fisherman) saves a sea turtle from a group of tormenting children. He is then rewarded and taken to the underwater Dragon