Igusa Wall Tapestry – Matsuri Festival Yoga mat Laid under a single futon

Laid under a single futon

a vessel that gains character the more you use it

dyed with Japanese indigo

for the start of a new season

The typical incense smell is less likely to cling to clothes

Igusa Wall Tapestry – Matsuri Festival Yoga mat Laid under a single futonFor a home with no tokonoma (the traditional display alcove), a way to hang Japan on the wall. Japanese artisans weave each of these igusa tapestries, about 60 x 90 cm (24 x 35 in), one at a time. The same domestically grown igusa as tatami, woven large, gives shadow and texture that shift with the light, the depth of a natural material that no print can match. Hang it and a Japanese scene rises with igusa's faint scent. Natural material decor that