Japanese Noren 'Yasumi' Printed The Pixiu is one of

The Pixiu is one of the most popular fortune symbols in Chinese tradition

The bright blue and white is fresh and summery rather than heavy

A blessing held open like this feels more deliberate than a motif simply painted on the body

The base is pure geta: a brown wooden platform

Japanese Noren 'Yasumi' Printed The Pixiu is one ofThe noren breaking with detailed blue and white ocean waves This noren is printed with detailed breaking waves in deep blue and white, each curling crest and spray of foam drawn in the classic woodblock seascape manner and repeated in rounded arcs across the panel. The effect is lively and unmistakably oceanic. The white foam is picked out in fine detail against the deep blue, sharpening every crest. A noren is the traditional Japanese fabric divider