Japanese Wrapping Cloth: Utagawa Hiroshige "Sanjo Ohashi at Keishi" (Arriving at Kyoto) modern ceramics Believed to have shape-shifting qualities

Believed to have shape-shifting qualities and called upon in ritual in order to clarify visions

Or use it as a vase for ikebana

This snail was acquired from the estate of a choreographer/dancer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

or in a garden or landscape

The back features the original Diö Slöjd sticker and "Made in Sweden

Japanese Wrapping Cloth: Utagawa Hiroshige "Sanjo Ohashi at Keishi" (Arriving at Kyoto) modern ceramics Believed to have shape-shifting qualitiesOne of my favorite things hanging on my own walls is a striking vintage Japanese furoshiki, or wrapping cloth, which I mounted in a simple white frame. This one, which features an image by Utagawa Hiroshige of people on a bridge with mountains in the background, is absolutely frame worthy as wellor, of course, also great for wrapping a gift, as is its traditional purpose, while also being a gift in itself. (Thinking of Mother Earth as we give, how