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"Nonaka Shoten" Vintage Tenugui

"Nonaka Shoten" Vintage Tenugui

Vintage Tea Caddy

Regular price $15.00
Regular price $19.00 Sale price $15.00
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  • One-of-a-kind
  • Sourced from Japan

This listing is for a vintage tenugui - traditional Japanese cotton hand towel.

Bold blue geometric bands frame a stylized traditional tea canister bearing the shop's crest, giving this vintage tenugui a clean, graphic mid-century aesthetic. The inscription identifies Nonaka Shoten located in front of Aizu-Tajima Station, making this a nostalgic advertising tenugui that likely promoted the shop's tea business with a charming souvenir.

There are signs of age with stains, fading, mottling, and edge wear consistent with vintage textiles. See photos and zoom in for details.

Tenugui hand towels have countless uses, from drying hands and wrapping gifts to home decor, crafting, and displaying.

See the video about the chusen dyeing technique often used in making tenugui hand towels.

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Length: 33.5"
Width: 13"
Made In (Estimated): 1970s - 1980s
Condition: Very Good Vintage
Fiber: Cotton
Technique: Stenciled
Colors: White, Gray, Blue, Black
Motifs: Tea Canister, Kanji

SKU:0726tenugui9

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