Specifications:
Item: 0293L
Title: Irises and Footbridges at Yatsuhashi
Size: 44 1/2 inches wide by 43 inches high. Rods not included.
Description: Irises in shades of purple and off white. Iris leaves in rich golden brown. Red outlining on bridge and some metallic gold outlining in design. On black background flecked with deep gold speckles.
NOTE: This wall hanging is not quilted. Requires 3/4 inch top rod and 1/2 inch wood dowel for casing at bottom edge.
History: Irises have capitvated the hearts of Japanese since ancient times. A native species called kakitsubata became popular because of an anecdote in the 10th century"Tales of Ise." It seems that an aristocratic poet, becoming weary of a fashionable life in Kyoto, set out on a long journey. Arriving at Yatsuhashi (meaning 'eight bridges'), he saw irises in full bloom in a marsh crisscrossed with the eight bridges that gave the area its name. The sight filled him with longing for his wife far away, so he wrote a verse for her, beginning each line with a syllable from the flower name, ka-ki-tsu-ba-ta. Ever since, kakitsubata and zigzag wooden bridges have been linked as a motif in art, literature and gardening.
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Maximum order Qty: 1
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