{"product_id":"a-pieced-and-patched-textile-old-tenugui-or-traditional-hand-towels","title":"A Pieced and Patched Textile: Old Tenugui or Traditional Hand Towels","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e59\" x 23\", 150 cm x 58.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etenugui\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a traditional cotton hand towel that is ubiquitous in Japan because of its many uses.  It can be used to mop sweat from a brow in summer; it can be worn on the head, kerchief-like, while working; it can be twisted and worn as a sweat band like sushi chefs do: there are endless ways to use a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etenugui.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes these oblong lengths of cotton are used by stores as a give away, sometimes as gifts at new year, other time for store promotions.  Sometimes \u003cem\u003etenugui\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare brought back from trips as souvenirs if they are imprinted with a specialized image specific to certain region or town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis textile is made of several of these \u003cem\u003etenugui\u003c\/em\u003e--both full pieces and fragments--which are stitched together to create one, large area. The overall color tone is greyed due to time and wear and there are several hand stitched patches along the right hand side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe softness of tone and the graphic elements that are dyed in the cloth as they are set against the hand stitching and patching of the cloth has a charming, soulful effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cloth was most likely part of a futon cover, but this is speculation as it could have been part of another type of utilitarian cloth, such as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/sashiko\/products\/a-sashiko-stitched-furoshiki-striped-cotton-and-good-areas-of-decoration\"\u003e\u003cem\u003efuroshiki.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45296048111802,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/TenuguiTextile4.jpg?v=1762626098","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-pieced-and-patched-textile-old-tenugui-or-traditional-hand-towels","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}