Japanese Embroidered Sukajan 'Hanamachi' Resin lantern Its symbolism is direct enough

Its symbolism is direct enough to read at a glance and rich enough to reward a longer explanation

The violet-navy ground reads as a sophisticated alternative to plain black

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Japanese Embroidered Sukajan 'Hanamachi' Resin lantern Its symbolism is direct enoughThe sukajan that carries a whole festival on its back Hanamachi means 'flower town', the old entertainment quarters of Japan, and this sukajan conjures that world. The back is embroidered with figures and glowing lanterns among drifting cherry blossom, 'Japan' scripted in gold above a small, lively scene rather than a single beast, stitched in rich raised thread. The embroidery is dense and detailed, worked in real relief so the lanterns, blossom and