Japanese Noren 'Yasumi' Printed The bright blue and white

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

The base is pure geta: a brown wooden platform

The dots and dashes break up the stripes

the rippling lines lend it a relaxed

the inscription becomes a constant

Japanese Noren 'Yasumi' Printed The bright blue and whiteThe 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