Japanese Noren 'Setoko' Size:110x180cm near-charcoal wood

near-charcoal wood

the surrounding characters forming a protective ring of script

It's a sleek mostly-black jacket with the eagle and dragon worked across the back and a tonal dragon on the front

light enough for warm-weather wear despite the bold design

the red serpent and sun inject heat

Japanese Noren 'Setoko' Size:110x180cm near-charcoal woodThe noren layering seigaiha arcs with cream crests This noren combines two motifs: a ground of seigaiha arcs in graded blues overlaid with curling cream and white wave crests. The result has real depth, the soft scalloped background setting off the bolder breaking waves on top. The graded blues of the background shift subtly from arc to arc beneath the bolder crests. A noren is the traditional Japanese fabric divider hung in a doorway, slit up the