Japanese Noren 'Yasumi' Printed A blessing held open like

A blessing held open like this feels more deliberate than a motif simply painted on the body

The dots and dashes break up the stripes

the inscription becomes a constant

The lustrous satin-finish cloth keeps it glossy

Japanese Noren 'Yasumi' Printed A blessing held open likeThe noren breaking with detailed blue and white ocean waves This noren is printed with detailed breaking waves in deep blue and white, each curling crest and spray of foam drawn in the classic woodblock seascape manner and repeated in rounded arcs across the panel. The effect is lively and unmistakably oceanic. The white foam is picked out in fine detail against the deep blue, sharpening every crest. A noren is the traditional Japanese fabric divider