{"product_id":"set-of-four-festival-float-balustrade-hangings-gold-thread-tigers-karajishi","title":"Set of Four Festival Float Balustrade Hangings, Raised Gold-Thread Tigers and Karajishi Lions, Glass Eyes, Each 92 x 74 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eFour embroidered hangings that once dressed the balustrade of a Japanese festival float: two tigers among bamboo and two karajishi lions, worked in raised gold thread on crimson and black, each with glinting glass eyes. Each panel measures about 92 by 74 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the great float festivals of western Japan, the taikodai drum floats and danjiri carts are hung with koran-gake, embroidered panels that wrap the railings and catch the light as the float is carried through the streets. The embroidery is built up thickly over padding so that the animals stand out in relief and can be read from the crowd below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere the tigers prowl through bamboo with striped coats in gold and black, mouths open on red tongues and white fangs, their whiskers picked out in silver. The karajishi, guardian lions of Buddhist tradition, curl their manes and tails into spirals of gold thread, their bodies dotted with green, beneath flowering branches. Each animal sits on a crimson field framed by a broad black border, and the panels share a cream heading band. The thread is the wiry couched metallic thread of the float embroiderers, and the eyes are set in like jewels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Koran-gake (balustrade hangings) for a festival float, set of four\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotifs:\u003c\/strong\u003e two tigers among bamboo; two karajishi lions with flowering branches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e raised, padded metallic-thread embroidery; inset eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGround:\u003c\/strong\u003e crimson field, black border, cream heading band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e each about 92 x 74 cm (36.2 x 29.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e described as more than a century old, possibly Meiji era; used in festivals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorn from use, as befits festival textiles of this age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFraying, lifting and loss to areas of the metallic thread, with old repairs in places.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description; close photographs of any area are available from the Desk.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eC (worn, as found)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChecked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Store flat or loosely rolled with acid-free tissue, never folded across the embroidery, and display away from direct sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRolled by hand in Japan with tissue between the panels and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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