Mid 19th Century Japanese Tsutsugaki Maiwai Repurposed As A Furoshiki Textiles with an ink and quill

with an ink and quill

This specific box has 2 compartments

This specific fabric has red and blue patterns with vibrant yellow strips

So we peeled it back and found the original

 This bench originated in the late 19th century

Mid 19th Century Japanese Tsutsugaki Maiwai Repurposed As A Furoshiki Textiles with an ink and quillHere 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