{"product_id":"a-resist-dyed-cotton-noren-indigo-dyed-curtain","title":"A Resist Dyed Cotton Noren: Indigo Dyed Curtain","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e52 1\/2\" x 38\", 133.5 cm x 96.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a three panel, resist-dyed 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\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 dyed in dark indigo dye on heavy cotton. The stitched finishing is done by machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is charming and unusual. It shows a centrally placed \u003cem\u003ehiragna\u003c\/em\u003e syllable, \"na\" which sits under a roof-like marking, often signifying a business. There is a lone dot, a kind of full moon effect, on the right of this roof like image. Three kanji or Chinese characters occupy the lower half of the left hand panel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cotton is nicely worn and shows some areas of scuffing, a nice detail, and there is an attempt to illustrate this on the images attached here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a really charming\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003enoren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein good, used condition with a handsome design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45540916232378,"sku":null,"price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Tsutsu54.jpg?v=1769471931","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-resist-dyed-cotton-noren-indigo-dyed-curtain","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}