Blue and white Noren curtain. Three section indigo blue Noren. The three pieces each 11.25" X 13.875" are sewn together along 4" at the top. At each seam and at each end are cloth loops also sewn on. The cloth is indigo blue with resist dyed white kanji characters. On the far left side are two vertical rows of regular style kanji and then two seals of white squares with red seal style characters. Then there are ten vertical rows of walking style kanji. Followed by a single rectangular seal of white with inverted red seal characters. The pattern is visible from both sides. It is a part of a story told by Shigin and is dated September 1958. It relates to a visitor to a Daoist recluse during a snow storm. The calligraphy is by Masu Ishi.

1998.121.002