{"product_id":"a-pale-blue-lightweight-cotton-noren-complex-large-scale-repeat-design","title":"A Pale Blue Lightweight Cotton Noren: Complex Large Scale Repeat Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly to mid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e61\" x 36 1\/2\", 155 cm x 93 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShown here is a three panel, stencil resist dyed, \u003cem\u003enoren--\u003c\/em\u003ea\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\u003eWhen\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are used\u003c\/span\u003e as shop signs they are hung in the doorway of a business to announce the shop is open, however they also provided a barrier between the dust and chaos of the street and the inside of the shop or home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e incite some sort of psychological effect by delineating a transition between outside and inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular one is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/katazome\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e dyed in a hard-to-achieve pale blue color, called asagi iro in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is wonderful as it shows luck-bringing treasure symbols associated with a traditional group of precious objects such as clove, counterweight, granary keys and a wish fulfilling mallet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cotton on this beautiful \u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e is quite lightweight and will quiver in the breeze. There are a few small holes to it which are shown on the accompanying detail photos and some very faint mottling of dye, not unusual as this light tone is very hard to achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45003272454330,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/StencilDyedNoren563.jpg?v=1753648609","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-pale-blue-lightweight-cotton-noren-complex-large-scale-repeat-design","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}