Tenugui - Gazing Cat and Plum Flowers Metal Casting These are aluminum clothespins ubiquitous

These are aluminum clothespins ubiquitous in Japan until around the 1970s

Kissho (auspicious

Kishu is an old name for Wakayama prefecture where Mount Kōya is situated

19⅝” x 19⅝”

Tenugui - Gazing Cat and Plum Flowers Metal Casting These are aluminum clothespins ubiquitousTenugui are plain weave thin cotton cloths about 35" x 13" in size. They have been used for centuries in Japan for a variety of purposes, and many people use them as washcloths and headbands. The design of this tenugui is by Utagawa Hiroshige, one of the great masters of the ukiyo e who had a significant impact on the French Impressionists. One side of this tenugui shows a cat peeking out a window, and you can see a blue and white tenugui placed to