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Folded and board-clamp-resist in small bean pattern

Technique: Mame Shibori – Resist created from cloth being clamped tightly between special boards made specifically for this process. Process illustration source

Pattern: Mame – Bean or pea – Popular pattern for centuries, especially on tenugui

Color: Blue/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.

Ukiyo-e example: Utagawa Kuniaki (1862)

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