Mid 19th Century Japanese Tsutsugaki Maiwai Repurposed As A Furoshiki Chairs the craftsman creates the head

the craftsman creates the head with a stem-plug that is forced into a tight hole above the shoulders

The dimensions are as follows: H: 20cm L: 23cm W:16

They have been hand-painted a beautiful brown and yellow colour

you can see all the old chopping marks

the beauty of imperfection and the passage of time

Mid 19th Century Japanese Tsutsugaki Maiwai Repurposed As A Furoshiki Chairs the craftsman creates the headHere we have a stunning mid 19th century Japanese, Tsutsugaki Maiwai repurposed as a Furoshiki (wrapping cloth). Maiwai is a celebratory garment worn to celebrate or pray for a good catch, originally this piece would have most likely been a kimono. This specific textile depicts the folktale of Urashima Taro, where Urashima Taro (a fisherman) saves a sea turtle from a group of tormenting children. He is then rewarded and taken to the underwater Dragon