We would like to announce that we have added new lineup of tenugui brand named "Rien-zome". (Rien-zome literally means pear garden dyeing.) These tenugui are often sold at large department stores in Japan. We fill stocks so that international customers are able to purchase the brand through Internet without travelling to Japan.
Rien-zome tenugui are high quality and beautiful designs. Their designs are picturesque, so they are suitable for home deco and collections.
The producer (a company named Todaya Shouten in Tokyo) started tenugui and yukata (casual version of kimono) business in 1872. Since then, they stick to the traditional dyeing method called "Chu-sen" and keep artisans spirits. Chu-sen dyed tenugui don't have right and wrong sides to the images. You can enjoy the image from both sides of tenugui. For example, you can enjoy the symmetry images by turning a tenugui to the other side as depicted below.
Chu-sen dye method was first invented and improved in Osaka Japan for producing non-expensive products. Before that, cloths were dyed each by each by attaching stencils. With Chu-sen method, approximately 20 layered cloths are dyed one at a time. So, Chu-sen tenugui are often sold in Japan between the range of $10-$20 US per each. By considering the design complexity and the fact of all hand-dyed, we think the prices are still reasonable.
Please click here to visit our web store and find your favorite "Rien-zome" tenugui. We get stocks of Ukiyo-e, antique, bird and flower designs.
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