{"product_id":"a-graphically-bold-noren-family-crest","title":"A Graphically Bold Noren: Family Crest","description":"\u003cp\u003etsearly to mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e60\" x 50\", 152.5 cm x 127 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a graphically powerful, four-panel, resist-dyed heavy cotton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing a traditional curtain that acts as a shop sign or a kind of cover for an entrance way depending how the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis used.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNoren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enot only acted as shop signs--they are hung in the doorway of a business to announce the shop is open--but they also provided a barrier between the dust and chaos of the street and the inside of the shop or home. Additionally they provide some sort of psychological effect of delineating the transition between outside and inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is machine stitched and is made of a heavy cotton akin to canvas. It has been resist dyed in what seems to be a thickly applied pigment dye in a rich, deep brown tone. Many \u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e are colored with similar tones of dark brown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a central, boldly placed family crest of three circles which sits in the center of the \u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e and a roof-like design is added on top of it. This detail likely signified the \u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e was owned by a business and this curtain, effectively, was their shop sign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e seems never to have been used, and if so, it was done lightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome, still very usable traditional\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoren,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethis one is a wonderful example of this type of utilitarian textile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45453935739066,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/ThreeCircles52.jpg?v=1765913595","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-graphically-bold-noren-family-crest","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}