Japan Best Traditional Koinobori Hangings

• Beautiful hand made washi paper carp fish
• Popular as a seasonal interior decoration and beautiful as a wall hanging throughout the year
• Traditionally used to celebrate Children's day in May, we hang these to pray for the healthy growth of children
• Each piece is dyed by hand using the pattern dyeing technique that has been used since the Edo period

Made in Toyama Prefecture, an area famous for producing high-quality Japanese paper. They continue to adhere to traditional paper making techniques: dyeing the paper with vegetable dyes, craft paper, patterned paper by stencil dyeing, and processing. 

With the advent of mechanized manufacturing of paper, Japanese paper industry in Yatsuo gradually declined. At the beginning of the Showa Era there was a boy captivated by the beauty of Yatsuo's Japanese paper that was on the verge of oblivion. It was the founder, Keisuke Yoshida ( 1915－2014), "I want to disseminate the beauty of Japanese paper." With this passion in his mind, he founded a studio in Yatuso and kept company with up-and-coming artists and busied himself with disseminating Japanese paper. 

Colours: Red, BlueCarp streamer Size: Approximately 370 x 890 mm