Japanese Wrapping Cloth: Utagawa Hiroshige "Sanjo Ohashi at Keishi" (Arriving at Kyoto) brutalist These two wonderful drinking bowls

These two wonderful drinking bowls were made by indigenous Canelos Quichua women in the Oriente (upper Amazonian) region of Ecuador

making the vase feel akin to a three-dimensional woodblock print

11” wide x 68” long

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The larger measures 5 3/8" in diameter and 1 3/8" tall

Japanese Wrapping Cloth: Utagawa Hiroshige "Sanjo Ohashi at Keishi" (Arriving at Kyoto) brutalist These two wonderful drinking bowlsOne 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