Utagawa Kuniyoshi “Soma no Furu Dairi” Cotton Tenugui Hand Towel
Add a piece of Edo-period ghost story drama to your home with this traditional tenugui hand towel. Made in Japan from 100% cotton, it measures approximately 37 by 90 cm and is dyed using the classic chusen technique, which brings a famous woodblock masterwork to life on soft fabric.
The design, titled Soma no Furudairi ("The Old Palace at Soma"), reproduces Utagawa Kuniyoshi's celebrated print inspired by Santo Kyoden's tale Chuyuden. Originally composed as a bold three-panel print, it captures the climactic confrontation between the warrior Oya Mitsukuni and the sorceress Princess Takiyasha. Kuniyoshi chose to condense hundreds of individual skeletons into one giant figure looming over the scene, giving the artwork its eerie power; the enormous skeleton is even said to be remarkably accurate in its anatomy.
Because this towel uses traditional chusen dyeing, colors may transfer during early use from sweat or friction. Wash it by hand separately in plenty of water, and avoid soaking. Whether used daily or hung as wall art, it brings a bold touch of classic Japanese drama into any room.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi “The Old Palace at Soma” tenugui hand towel. This design depicts the confrontation between Ōya Mitsukuni and Princess Takiyasha, based on Santo Kyoden’s Chūgiden, with a dramatically composed giant skeleton said to be anatomically accurate.
Approx. 37 × 90 cm. Made in Japan from 100% cotton using the traditional chūsen dyeing technique. Color may transfer from sweat or friction when first used. Hand wash separately in plenty of water; do not soak.
