Dashi-fukusa Cloth (Tea-things) (Uroko Gondayū Mon)

Children's Day in 2026 is scheduled to fall on May 5 (Tuesday). In Japan, it was introduced as one of the five festivals in the Nara and Heian periods, and by the Edo period (1603-1867), it had spread from the samurai to the common people, leading to the culture of carp streamers and warrior dolls. In modern times, it has taken root as an important event for boys, with its original meaning as a celebration to ward off bad luck and pray for good health.
Tatsumura Bijutsu Orimono offers a variety of May dolls and patterns suitable for to convey such feelings. Please take this opportunity to select from a wide variety of well-designed patterns for warding off evil spirits, including traditional scale patterns.

A simple geometric pattern composed of regular triangles in continuation is called "Uroko Mon" (scale pattern),which symbolizes the snak e and has been highly regarded by people as a charm against the devil and ill luck. The basic design of this piece is adopted from the "Gonday ū Kinran", a gold brocade which is counted among the "Meibutsu-gire (celeb rated textiles imported from abroad, mainly China, in the 14th-18th centuries, closely connected with tea ceremony). The original fabric was n amed after Gondayū Chōandō, a local governor in Nara and its proud owner. With our original pattern composition and colour scheme a very colourful warp-patterned brocade has been executed.