{"product_id":"a-length-of-egasuri-tsurukame","title":"A Length of Egasuri: Tsurukame","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e56\" x 13\", 142.5 cm x 33 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis length of indigo dyed cotton \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/kasuri\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ekasuri\u003c\/em\u003e c\u003c\/a\u003eloth shows alternating images of a tortoise and a crane. \u003cem\u003eEgasuri\u003c\/em\u003e is the term used for \"imagistic or picture\" \u003cem\u003ekasuri.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis combination in Japan is referred to as \u003cem\u003etsurukame (tsuru\u003c\/em\u003e= crane\u003cem\u003e; kame\u003c\/em\u003e=tortoise\u003cem\u003e) \u003c\/em\u003eand when \u003cem\u003etsurukame\u003c\/em\u003e is depicted it conveys a wish for long life: according to a Japanese proverb \u003cspan\u003e\"cranes live 1000 years, turtles 10,000 years.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe images are rustically simple and therefore have a kind of folk charm. The images are weft based and each is rendered with clarity. This length was no doubt taken from a futon cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cotton base cloth seems to be of hand spun cotton and altogether this soulful piece of cloth conveys auspicious meaning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46190255374522,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Tsurukame4b.jpg?v=1784921623","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-egasuri-tsurukame","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}