Furoshiki 'Aoi Nami' Paper lantern At 22cm tall and 16cm

At 22cm tall and 16cm wide

The wide coastal composition and striking blues read beautifully at poster scale

Hand-carved construction

it brings the pilgrimage island and its tideland to an everyday wall

Furoshiki 'Aoi Nami' Paper lantern At 22cm tall and 16cmThe furoshiki rippling with blue and gold concentric seigaiha waves This furoshiki carries one of the oldest patterns in the Japanese repertoire: seigaiha, the rows of overlapping concentric arcs that stand for calm, rolling waves. Here they ripple across the cloth in blues, turquoise and sea green, each fan of arcs outlined in fine gold thread that catches the light as the fabric drapes and folds. The pattern reads as endless water seen from above