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| Item | Wonderful Tsutsugaki Indigo Cotton Marital Celebratory Futon Cover Japanese Green Pheasant (kiji) with ocean waves, & unrecognizable tree The young, just married couple's parents presented the newlyweds with this futon cover wedding present. |
Age |
Late 1800s to Early 1900s |
| Fabric | 100% Cotton |
Size |
3.9 X 5.0 feet 120 X 152 cm Medium-Heavy Weight, Strong, Thick, Soft Fabric 10 oz, 280 g |
Condition |
Good Condition Slightly Faded Nicely done patch, a few small spots Image registration is fairly precise. |
| Comments | The Green Pheasant, which is native to Japan, was adopted as the national bird of Japan in 1947, and a pair of these pheasants decorate the reverse side of the 10,000 yen note. The males (as in this textile) are rather gaudy fellows, with long tails that are dark green with black bars, bright-red wattles around the eyes, bluish-black heads and necks, their backs a mottled, glossy chestnut and their rumps and wing coverts a lovely yellow, grayish-green. It is said that pheasants are a messenger for Amaterasu, the sun goddess. Amaterasu is a focal point of the Shinto pantheon. She is the ruler of the heavens, so her association with the pheasant made it a symbol of power, abundance and promise. It is also believed that pheasants can detect earthquake a few minutes before the happening and make loud sounds. So they are protective and bring messages to us of what will happen. There is also an old proverb, Yakeno no kigisu, yoru no tsuru “like a pheasant when the fields are burning or a crane on a cold night”, meaning parents will risk life and limb for their children.” |
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