Japanese Noren 'Carpe Koi' Square cushion Pre-tied knot with adjustable closure

Pre-tied knot with adjustable closure

This poster reproduces Surugadai in Edo (Tōto Sundai) from Hokusai's series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

and it carries a fanbase's affection without ever spelling out where it came from

grain showing warm across the top

this is the dragon with full sculptural force

Japanese Noren 'Carpe Koi' Square cushion Pre-tied knot with adjustable closureThe noren swimming with koi through gold tipped waves This noren sets two large koi carp swimming across a deep navy ground, their brown and cream bodies winding through white waves and curling golden spray. It's a figurative, picture like design rather than a repeating pattern, with the fish as the clear centerpiece. Bubbles and flecks of gold scatter through the water, adding sparkle around the swimming fish. A noren is the traditional Japanese