Kyoto Hand Towel-Kaifeng Kuaiqing (Akafuji)

It is said that in the Edo period, commoners would change the way they wore hand towels according to their occupation and occasion in order to cheer them up and enjoy fashion. In modern times, it is used as headgear for kendo and festivals, but it can also be worn as a headband or hood as an accessory by pattern and style of wearing. The history of hand wipes can be traced back to the Nara period, but they became popular only in the Edo period. Later, the size was unified to 90x35 cm, and the name "hand towel" was established. Afterwards, with the establishment of the Nakasen dyeing technique in the Meiji era, various patterns appeared on hand wipes. After the war, tenugui became a forgotten existence due to the westernization of life, but in recent years the tenugui culture has been re-examined, and in addition to being used as "wiping" and "wearing" like people in the Edo period, it began to be done as a decorative tenugui interior layout. "Kaifeng and Sunny" One of "Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji" is also Katsushika Hokusai's most widely circulated masterpiece. He carefully observed the image characteristics of Mount Fuji from different angles and the subtle changes in each season from various places in the Kanto region, and integrated the pictures of people's lives into it, and finally completed this group of handed down works after he was seventy years old. He never ceased to pursue new realms of art. He once solemnly wrote in the inscription and postscript of "Hundred Scenes of Mount Fuji": "The paintings made before the 70th century are worthless, and the 73rd party can understand the bones of birds, beasts, fish and insects, and the growth of vegetation. The word "Kaifeng" comes from the "Book of Songs", which means a warm summer wind; Kuaiqing means a clear and sunny day. The painting depicts the famous scene of "Red Fuji". Under the shining of the sun, Mount Fuji is gradually shrouded in red light. What the painter captures is the specific moment in this dynamic process. As the summer sun rises from the northeast, the intersection of red and gray-green light and shadow on the hillside presents an oblique arc. There is still remnant snow on the top of the mountain, and the clouds are like shoals of fish swimming slowly, setting off the clear and bright sky in the morning. material: 100% cotton Dimensions: 35cm x 90cm x 0.1cm ※Socks, handkerchiefs, towels, scarves and other products are personal items. In order to protect consumer rights and personal hygiene considerations, no return or exchange service will be provided once sold. Please confirm the size and payment before purchasing. (Except for misdelivered goods and defects) ※The color of the product picture file will be slightly different due to the difference in computer screen settings. The actual product color shall prevail. If you have any questions, please contact customer service. ※The appreciation period is "not the trial period". If you need to return or exchange the product, please keep the product intact. ※If the product is unpacked, used, or disassembled, resulting in lack of integrity and loss of resale value, it will affect the right to return the product. ※If it is stained, washed, or the tag is cut or damaged, or the product (accessory) is in short supply, it cannot be returned, please forgive me.