Rienzome Tenugui HOKUSAI "Mount Fuji & The Tama River" (449)

Tama River.
This beautiful tenugui cloth features the classic masterpiece of Edo Ukiyo-e artist Hokusai: "Mount Fuji & The Tama River". The painting is part of his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series.

"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.