Added on 12/27/08
Item: 0028-3L Title: Kawabata Pontocho by Karhu Size: 39 inches wide by 44 inches long including tabs. Rod not included. Description: Blue violets, olive & yellow green, purple and orange and yellow accents with black outlining. Rich blue subtle...
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Item: 0028-3L Title: Kawabata Pontocho by Karhu Size: 39 inches wide by 44 inches long including tabs. Rod not included. Description: Blue violets, olive & yellow green, purple and orange and yellow accents with black outlining. Rich blue subtle patterned border. History: American born woodblock artist, Clifton W. Karhu (born 1927-2007) in Duluth, Minnesota, moved to Japan in 1955 and has lived there until his death. No one loved Kyoto better, and to see his prints of Kyoto's streets of old houses, its changing seasons and festivals, one can discover another, romanesque, side of Kyoto. Karhu's works have been shown not only throughout Japan but in the U.S., Southeast Asia and Europe as well. This wall hanging, a reproduction of one of his woodblock prints on furoshiki, is of an area known as Pontocho which ranks with Gion as one of Kyoto's best known entertainment districts. Rows of restaurants (as seen looking toward the west bank) line the Kamo River and welcome evening diners as... See less 
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Price: $ 170.00 / Each
