{"product_id":"bamboo-and-gourds-vintage-tenugui","title":"\"Bamboo and Gourds\" Vintage Tenugui","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for a vintage \u003cem\u003etenugui \u003c\/em\u003e- traditional Japanese cotton hand towel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGraceful bamboo stalks rise beneath a canopy of stylized jade-green gourd shapes. Gourds symbolize good fortune, prosperity, protection, and abundance, while bamboo represents resilience, flexibility, and enduring strength, giving this design a rich layer of auspicious meaning. The inscription identifies \u003cem\u003eOhara Shoten\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Ohara Store\") along with a vintage telephone number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are signs of age with stains, fading, mottling, and edge wear consistent with vintage textiles. See photos and zoom in for details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenugui hand towels have countless uses, from drying hands and wrapping gifts to home decor, crafting, and displaying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the video about the chusen dyeing technique often used in making tenugui hand towels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohara Souvenir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53667043606841,"sku":"0726tenugui11","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4560\/2105\/files\/IMG_7089_670afb79-65db-4596-9465-5f2b730e8bac.jpg?v=1783009240","url":"https:\/\/kyotokimono.com\/products\/bamboo-and-gourds-vintage-tenugui","provider":"Kyoto Kimono","version":"1.0","type":"link"}