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Tenugui Towel - Hermit Crab

Tenugui Towel - Hermit Crab

Regular price $30.00 CAD
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The beautiful friendship between a hermit crab and a sea anemone.

35×90cm 
/ 13.8 x 35.4 inches

Cotton 100% Tokuoka Chusen Print

Made in Japan

“Tenugui” is a type of traditional Japanese towel, and can be used for anything a towel could be used for – as a washcloth, dishcloth, but often as a tapestry, decoration, quilt, headband, souvenir, or for wrapping items such as bottles.

Please note that Tenugui has unfinished edges on top and bottom.

Designed by Chie Takai, daughter of Nobuyuki Takai, a pupil of Japanese National Treasure Keisuke Serizawa. Chie Takai is a renowned Japanese stencil artist, known under her artist name kata kata. The name is derived from Kata-e-zome, which is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a resist paste applied through a stencil.

“Chusen” is a traditional method of dyeing using stencil paper. Since the dye infiltrates the cloth, the patterns appear on both sides. When the tenugui is used for a long period of time, the dye fades, giving it a well-aged look. 

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