White Japanese Parasol 'Aohana'
Wooden-framed parasol with a white canopy printed with blue peonies and scrolling leaves in the manner of blue-and-white porcelain.
White Japanese Parasol 'Aohana'
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The short answer
Parasol with a wooden frame, a red-lacquered cap and a paper-effect cloth canopy printed in white with round blue peonies and scrolling leaves in two blues, spaced round the canopy like the pattern on a porcelain dish. One size, opens to a full circle.
Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
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What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We name every garment for what it is: a kimono jacket is not a haori, an unlined kimono is not a yukata.
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About this piece
White parasol with blue peonies and scrolls, in the manner of blue-and-white porcelain
Blue and white, like a plate. This parasol has a white canopy printed with round peonies in two blues, a deep one and a paler one, with scrolling leaves and tendrils between them, spaced evenly round the canopy so it reads as the pattern on a blue-and-white porcelain dish opened out flat. The centre is plain white round the red cap.
It is the most graphic of the parasols in the collection, and the one that goes with the most: blue and white goes with everything.
The name, Aohana, is the blue flower, and the canopy has a ring of them.
The frame is wood: a straight shaft, a ring of thin ribs radiating from a red-lacquered cap at the top, and a second ring of stretchers beneath that push the ribs open, with a runner that slides up the shaft and locks. The canopy is a cloth with the look of oiled paper, not paper, which is why it survives a shower, a suitcase and a child, and why the print is even to the edge.
Carry it closed by the shaft and open it with the runner, which slides up and clicks. It is a parasol first: made for sun and for photographs, over a yukata or a kimono at a festival, a wedding, a garden, and it will shrug off a few drops of rain but not an afternoon of it. Opened and hung from its cap, it is a lamp shade without the lamp.
The two blues are the detail: the peonies are drawn in a deep cobalt with a paler blue for the inner petals, which is how the old porcelain painters got their depth with one pigment, and the scrolls between them are in the deep blue only. The pattern is the same all round.
Every umbrella in the collection is photographed open, standing on its cap, on the same pale ground at the same scale, so the pages compare: they are the same size and the same frame, and the canopy is the difference.
Dry it open if it gets wet, out of the sun, and close it only when the canopy is dry. Store it closed in its sleeve. The ribs are thin, so it is carried, not thrown.
From across a garden it is a white circle with blue spots. From close the spots are peonies, the scrolls show their curls, and the two blues their depth. It is the parasol for a navy or white yukata and a person who collects plates.
Questions about the japanese umbrella
What is a wagasa?
The Japanese umbrella: a wooden shaft and thin wooden ribs radiating from a lacquered cap, with a canopy stretched over them. Traditionally the canopy was oiled paper; here it is a cloth with the look of oiled paper, which survives a shower and a suitcase.
Is it for rain or sun?
Sun first. It is a parasol for a yukata, a kimono, a wedding, a garden or a photograph. It will shrug off a few drops, not an afternoon of rain.
How big is it?
All fifteen are the same frame and the same size, and every one is photographed open at the same scale, so the pages compare. The canopy is the difference.
Is it made in Japan?
No. It is a Japanese design, made in Asia. We say so on every page.
Can I hang it as decoration?
Yes. Opened and hung from its cap, or propped against a wall, it is the most decorative object in a room, and several of the prints are paintings first.
How do I look after it?
Dry it open and out of the sun if it gets wet, close it only when dry, and store it closed. The ribs are thin, so carry it rather than throw it.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
On the record
| Piece | White Japanese Parasol 'Aohana' |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 小物Accessories |
| Collection | The japanese umbrella collection |
| Fabric | Paper-effect cloth canopy, wooden frame |
| Sizes | One size |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0721 |
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