Information:
"Tsuzumi-mon (Hand Drum pattern)" is an original chiyogami
design decorated with pictures of tsuzumi - hand drums used
in the musical accompaniment for traditional Japanese Noh theater,
and of kozuchi - magic mallets from Japanese fairy tales
which are capable of creating treasures and granting wishes. There
are blue, green, and maroon versions available for download.
Chiyogami had its beginnings in Kyoto during the Edo period
(1603 - 1867). It began with flowers, birds, and other patterns
from nature, popular subjects in the Yuzen*
patterns, drawn onto Japanese paper. Such paper came to be printed
using the woodblock printing technology of Edo (present-day Tokyo),
and incorporated other patterns used in colored prints of the day.
The paper soon became popular throughout Japan.
*Yuzen: Japanese traditional dyeing technique that originated
in the 8th century created by painter Yuzen Miyazaki. |
