Antique Japanese Kimono 'Umeko' Straw cushion a colourful lion dancer

a colourful lion dancer

Width: 22 cm (about 8

Colour: Light indigo with white

This is the uchiwa — the flat

Its height lets it do a job the squat ground lanterns can't

Antique Japanese Kimono 'Umeko' Straw cushion a colourful lion dancerThe print that looks older than anything you own Umeko reads like a textile with a past. Large ume blossom in brick red, cream and black sit across a cream and black ground, each flower traced with a fine gold outline and set among a few grey blue chrysanthemums. The slightly faded, layered colour is what gives it that handed down, antique character pattern with weight, not a fresh pastel. Printed on lightweight cotton, the large flowers carry a