Musubi 100% Organic Cotton Choju giga Art Furoshiki 68cm (27")

Brand New Authetic Musubi 100% Organic Cotton Furoshiki Give a unique and authentic gift from Japan!!! Dimensions : 68 x 68 cm (26.8″ x 26.8″) Weight: 109g Material: 100% organic cotton Made in Japan Choju giga (Japanese Old Manga Paint) The design features the famous national treasure pain of Choju Giga (Caricatures of birds and animals) from the Kozanji temple in Kyoto. Anthropomorphic rabbits, monkeys, and frogs, as if they are incarnations of people. They run around on the furoshiki, conveying the life of the time after 800 years. What's Choju Giga Choju-Giga are picture scrolls depicting anthropomorphic animals such as monkeys, rabbits, and frogs, and are said to be the oldest cartoons in Japan. It is said, but not certain, that they were drawn by a famous Buddhist monk in the 12th - 13th centuries. It is still carefully preserved at Kozanji Temple in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto. What's Furoshiki Furoshiki is a square piece of cloth or fabric traditionally used to wrap and or to transport items for over a thousand years in Japan. The first furoshiki was used during the Nara period (AD 710 to 794). While the name has changed, the form has been handed down without much change. It is a traditional Japanese cultural item created by the thoughtful wisdom of the Japanese people. The name of its Furoshiki brand “MUSUBI” comes from “born” and “beauty” in Japanese. Additionally, “MUSUBI” means “a knot” and “to tie” MUSUBI produce and sell hundreds of different Furoshiki.