Tenugui (Ichimatsu) hasu Inside the old farmhouse

Inside the old farmhouse

Among the stencil patterns preserved at the historic our partner 'Todaya Shoten'

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

sea and sky

Comes in a clear case

Tenugui (Ichimatsu) hasu Inside the old farmhouseDescription Ichimatsu moyou is a traditional Japanese checkered pattern made by alternating squares or rectangles in two colors. Simple and timeless, it has been used in Japanese design for centuries. The pattern became especially popular during the Edo period, when the kabuki actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu often wore hakama decorated with bold white and navy checks on stage. His distinctive style helped give the pattern its name: Ichimatsu. Because the