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Rienzome Tenugui Wakazari | Hand dyed | Todaya Shoten
Rienzome Tenugui Wakazari | Hand dyed | Todaya Shoten

Rienzome Tenugui Wakazari | Hand dyed | Todaya Shoten

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SKU: TG0014

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Rienzome Tenugui Wakazari | Hand dyed | Todaya Shoten

Majime Life Artarmon

Pickup available, usually ready in 24 hours

28 Elizabeth Street
Artarmon NSW 2064
Australia

+61299063648

Drawn from Todaya Shoten’s (reknowned tenugui maker in Tokyo) remarkable archive of historic textile stencils, Wa-kazari is a celebration of Japanese pattern-making at its most intricate. The original stencil had rested within the maker’s collection for many years, its extraordinary level of detail reflecting a degree of craftsmanship increasingly difficult to reproduce today.

Selected as part of Todaya Shoten’s 150th-anniversary Takumi no Waza collection, the design has been brought back to life by contemporary artisans, creating a quiet dialogue between past and present. Its name, Wa-kazari, recalls the traditional ring-shaped decorations associated with the Japanese New Year, giving the pattern an additional sense of cultural heritage. 

This is a tenugui where the artistry of the stencil itself becomes as important as the finished design. An elegant tapestry piece, or even table runner! 

About tenugui

Due to the 'chusen' dyeing technique, both sides are considered the front. Read more about it below. 

Tenugui are very thin pieces of cotton fabric. You can use them for pretty much anything. While they are traditionally used as a hand towel because of their superiour absorption properties, you can use them as a table runner, wrap, head scarf (they are commonly used as a head band in Kendo), and even just as a decorative tapestry piece.

Traditional tenugui have short edges that are unhemmed. This means they are frayed at the shorter ends, which is completely normal. The fraying will stop naturally and lock into place after a few washes. 

Product details

  • Hand made in Japan
  • 100% cotton
  • 37 x 98cm in size
  • Unhemmed shorter edges, so fraying is completely normal
  • Fraying will naturally stop and lock into place after a few washes

About Todaya Shoten Rienzome

Founded in Nihonbashi in 1872, Todaya Shoten has been creating distinctive tenugui that blend traditional Japanese craftsmanship with bold, original design. Each Rienzome (their flagship brand) tenugui is made from high-quality natural cotton and crafted largely by hand, giving the fabric a warmth and character that machine production cannot reproduce.

Specially woven “Nioka” and “Wakamatsu” fabrics offer exceptional softness, durability, absorbency, and a refined feel that improves with use. Traditional Chusen hand-dyeing allows the color to penetrate deeply through the fibers, creating rich, expressive tones on both sides of the cloth. Hand-carved and precision machine-carved stencils are carefully selected to suit each design, ensuring even intricate patterns are reproduced beautifully.

Repeated washing over time softens the fabric and gently develops the color. This gives each tenugui a unique and evolving character. Combining heritage, craftsmanship and sensibility, Rienzome tenugui are both practical and beautiful.

Product care

  • Refer to the product care tab for full instructions
  • Do not purposedly pull on the loose frays at the end
  • Colour may transfer due to sweat or friction on first use
  • Hand wash in plenty of water separately from other fabrics
  • Avoid soaking in water
  • Medium heat iron