Noragi

NoragiA work kimono made from assorted pieces of indigo dyed cottons. Pieced together over time, the robe has the feel of a true textile collage, shaped as much by necessity as by care.

Shrines were always placed high in a corner of great rooms where smoke from cooking fires would color them black

Rope threaded through attached openings allows it to be suspended

The surface of the mallet is painted with auspicious symbols including a dragon amongst clouds

The shrine is in excellent condition

Large Shigaraki vessels were typically of high iron content clay resulting in a pleasing red/brown color and with high silica content

It has projecting tenons for hanging from the ceiling with a rope

who had only limited means

Drawing on potters from nearby Seto

The Buddha is shown seated cross-legged atop a lotus throne emerging from stylized waves and floral motifs

whose distinctive peaked cap is echoed in the hook’s silhouette

the god of good fortune’s lucky mallet

symbolizing the communication of Buddhist doctrine