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Small capped-resist in polka dot pattern

Technique: Ko-boushi Shibori – Small capped-motif bound- resist simulates water drops, Western polka dots, or other playful gestural motifs found in world cultures including in the contemporary art of Yayoi Kusama. Process illustrations are from the book Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing by Wada, Rice, and Barton. (c)1983

Pattern: Mizutama – Polka dots/water drops

Color: Grey/White

Approximately 1m x 35cm (39in x 13in)

100% Cotton

Handmade in Arimatsu, Japan

Tenugui are scarf-size, all-purpose towels made of lightweight cotton, used in Japan for centuries and recently popularized and collected because of their beautiful patterns and graphic designs.

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