Vintage Japanese Hemp Panelled Noren Curtain, Bird & Floral Motif Shipping-Large Perfect for serving

Perfect for serving

usually glazed in blue or green and first appearing during the Keichō and Genna eras (1596–1624)

Includes an ink stone housed in the top compartment

A distressed teal lacquered Chinese sideboard made from recycled timber

Vintage Japanese Hemp Panelled Noren Curtain, Bird & Floral Motif Shipping-Large Perfect for servingA vintage Japanese natural hemp noren. Two panels in an undyed natural ground, printed with a repeating motif of birds amongst trailing foliage in warm brown tones. The open weave of the hemp cloth gives the piece a soft, semi translucent quality, with a rod sleeve intact at the top. Noren are traditional Japanese fabric dividers, historically hung in doorways to signal that a business was open, or used within the home to separate interior spaces.