{"product_id":"a-boldly-graphic-tsutsugaki-fragment-auspicious-noshi","title":"A Boldly Graphic Tsutsugaki Fragment: Auspicious Noshi","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eca. late nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e\n40\" x 13\", 101.5 cm x 33 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThis hand spun, hand woven cotton fragment shows a portion of a \u003ci\u003etsutsugaki\u003c\/i\u003e dyed noshi, or auspicious abalone, an image often used on celebratory textiles in old Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNoshi\u003c\/em\u003e is dried abalone that is stretched into long, ribbon like strips.  The word \u003cem\u003enoshi\u003c\/em\u003e is a homonyn for the word “prolong,” so it became customary to include \u003cem\u003enoshi\u003c\/em\u003e with a gift as a symbol of longevity and prolonged happiness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003eIt is more than likely that the textile from which this fragment \nwas taken was made expressly for a couple's wedding trousseau--wedding \ntrousseau textiles are often decorated with exuberant designs, and the \ndesigns always represent a good-intentioned wish of fair tidings for the\n newly married couple.\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003eAside from the really beautiful cotton that was used as a base for \nthis lovely hand dyed textile, the pale blue and white design elements \nwhich play in contrast against the deep, indigo background make for a \nbeautiful visual experience.  Please note the small stains which are \nshown in the photos, attached.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003eA really lovely, traditional Japanese textile--and a hard one to resist.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56741901074804,"sku":"lxa1794052301900","price":47.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/4763\/4292\/files\/a-boldly-graphic-tsutsugaki-fragment-auspicious-noshi_1.jpg?v=1794052307","url":"https:\/\/feathertrimmedclad.shop\/products\/a-boldly-graphic-tsutsugaki-fragment-auspicious-noshi","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}