Himeji Castle Cap - 姫路 Color:Light Blue the bright spring scene spreads

the bright spring scene spreads across the front of the cuff

The back print builds the figure from swirling smoke and cold violet light

mounted on warm bamboo ribs cut with a delicate pierced fret near the pivot and set with a slim rivet

Its natural texture and tone suit a tea room

each a small dark post topped with a lantern-style head whose white panels glow once night falls

Himeji Castle Cap - 姫路 Color:Light Blue the bright spring scene spreadsThe Himeji castle cap named for a white heron Himeji Castle is Japan's finest surviving feudal fortress, nicknamed the White Heron for its brilliant white plaster and the way its roofs seem poised to take flight. Built in the early 1600s, it survived war and earthquake intact and was named one of Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage sites. This cap carries an embroidered profile of the castle on the front, its tiered roofs and pale walls worked in