Tenugui with Mountain Road Pattern (402)
Description
Mountain Road.
This Tenugui cloth from Rienzome features a pattern designed during the Edo period. Representing a trail leading through the mountains, this pattern is well known in the world of Kabuki, Japanese Theatre, where it is used in famous plays.
"Tenugui" is often translated as "Japanese towel", but this translation fails to cover their versatility and cultural significance. Tenugui are not only used as hand towels and handkerchiefs, but also function as fashion items, gift wrapping, souvenirs, sweat bands and padding (e.g. in the martial arts kendo), and of course as decorative items due to their often beautiful, funny or nostalgic patterns.
Please be aware that tenugui cloth by default never are hemmed, which allows them to dry very quickly.