Tenugui (Hotaru-Kago) shorebird Bear & Bird (S)

Bear & Bird (S)

known as 'Kikyō' in Japanese

and tips have wire cores

Ajiro refers to a woven design traditionally made from bamboo or similar materials

they were even called “Oranda Ichigo” — meaning “Dutch strawberries

Tenugui (Hotaru-Kago) shorebird Bear & Bird (S)Description This beautifully dyed tenugui captures a serene early summer evening, with a hotaru kago (firefly basket) hanging from the edge of a traditional wooden porch. In the past, these delicate straw woven baskets were used in rural Japan to gently hold fireflies, admired for their soft, flickering glow. Children would craft their own baskets, gathering these tiny lights on quiet early summer nights and watching them shimmer through the weave.