Tenugui (Swallow) apple giving this design a resemblance

giving this design a resemblance to the traditional Japanese Kamon (family crest)

This tenugui is inspired by Chūshingura—one of Japan’s most beloved tales of loyalty and honor—and based on an original ukiyo-e print by the renowned Edo-period artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi

and cranes

and bamboo-leaf gentians

sword-like leaves and early summer blooms

Tenugui (Swallow) apple giving this design a resemblanceDescription Swallows are among Japan's most iconic summer birds, migrating from Southeast Asia and arriving around April each year. Not only beneficial to farmers for their appetite for insect pests, swallows also prefer to nest near human homes. The charming sight of parent birds feeding their chicks beneath the eaves has endeared them to people for generations. By simply inserting this rod into the top and bottom of a tenugui, you can easily create