Japanese Noren 'Umikaze' Solar lantern or tucked beside a stepping

or tucked beside a stepping stone

the antiqued finish settles between every scale

Two open red folding fans spread across the belly

open jaws — while the body is textured with row upon row of scales that continue around the full circle

the festival drum reading as a wish for joyful

Japanese Noren 'Umikaze' Solar lantern or tucked beside a steppingThe noren scattered with indigo waves on cream This noren is a split doorway curtain printed with rows of small, stylized breaking waves in indigo blue across a soft cream ground. The crests curl and scatter in the ukiyo e manner, repeated lightly over the panel so the whole thing reads calm and airy rather than busy. Up close the little crests vary just enough to keep the repeat from feeling mechanical. A noren is the traditional Japanese fabric