Tenugui with Colorful Butterflies (692)

Butterfly.
This Tenugui towel features of colored butterflies. The patterns of the butterflies follow typical Japanese aesthetics and look a bit different from typical western drawings of butterflies.

"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.