Antique Japanese Kimono 'Umeko' Straw cushion Tokyo lives and breathes baseball

Tokyo lives and breathes baseball — yakyu — in a way few cities anywhere match

Colour: Light indigo with white

a colourful lion dancer

Its height lets it do a job the squat ground lanterns can't

This lantern is a tall pedestal tōrō

Antique Japanese Kimono 'Umeko' Straw cushion Tokyo lives and breathes baseballThe print that looks older than anything you own Umeko reads like a textile with a past. Large ume blossom in brick red, cream and black sit across a cream and black ground, each flower traced with a fine gold outline and set among a few grey blue chrysanthemums. The slightly faded, layered colour is what gives it that handed down, antique character pattern with weight, not a fresh pastel. Printed on lightweight cotton, the large flowers carry a