The rug I chose this time is one that has always caught my eye.
If you look closely at the pattern, you will see that there are many animals depicted, but the calm earth colors are very appealing.
So let's take a closer look!
The more you look, the more you can feel the Japanese atmosphere.
Like a festival held at a shrine
If you listen carefully, you can almost hear the music.
The two foxes sitting neatly on either side suggest this is an Inari shrine.
When I think of Inari Shrine, the first thing that comes to mind is a memory, or rather, an event, that I don't even remember...
Excuse me, but from here on I'd like to share some personal memories.
I'll tell you a story from when I was a baby.
From the moment I was born, I was, or rather, apparently I was, a truly, truly, truly uncontrollable crybaby.
Apparently, even as a baby, he would cry all day if he had free time...
And so,
At exactly 5pm in the evening,
"Ah ...
Apparently, he started crying like this and couldn't stop...
And that too every day...every day...
The dreaded "5pm!" was known within the family, and it nearly drove my mother to a neurosis.
My mother was so worried that, for some reason, she went with my grandmother to a small, ordinary (no, don't say that!) Inari shrine in the neighborhood to offer fried tofu as an offering.
The effect is unknown,
Every day, every day, every day, every day, every day...even on rainy or windy days, he would go and offer fried tofu and pray.
Even so, the crying continued, so my grandmother asked my mother, "Isn't one piece not enough?" and the next day she increased the number of fried tofu to two and went to offer them as an offering.
However,
However, the crying did not stop, so my grandmother asked my mother, "Isn't two pieces not enough?" and the next day she increased the number of fried tofu to three and went to offer them as an offering.
When I heard that story as soon as I was old enough to understand, I thought, "Huh...?", but it didn't seem like it was happening to someone else.
All I felt was the love between the two of us
There is no punch line to this story, but I feel truly grateful that they patiently raised me through such difficult times.
The two foxes on this rug reminded me of that!
Sorry, I've been chatting too much.
What's wrong?!
Mook!
No, Munch? Robot?
I have my mouth wide open
Rumor has it that if you throw money into the mouth of this Jizo statue and make a wish, it will come true!
At the local shrine of my parents' house, there is a Jizo statue that grants wishes for areas of improvement, areas that are weakened by illness or injury, and areas that you want to improve even more than they are now. You touch the part of your body that you want to improve, and then stroke the same place on the Jizo statue.
I do
This Mukku looks a bit like the Jizo statue in terms of body shape (sorry, this is a trivial point).
There are many other divine creatures, so let's take a look!
A riding dinosaur climbing up a drooping wisteria tree and eating fruit from the tree.
● A dog (or wolf) is having fun chasing a dinosaur with a mysterious number of legs on its spiky back.
● I don't care what's going on around me! The birds are so lovey-dovey they're playing hearts♡
● Dandelions in a vase with the word "small" written on it
● The main portable shrine is a pyramid-like mountain-like structure decorated with softly glowing colorful lantern lights!
● The shaggy little people dance the Bon dance on top of the tower
● Oh my! Bird, what a gorgeous flower offering! (Samba!)
● The Lord of the Mountains who tamed the great eagles on both sides
The story was about an Inari Shrine festival held in the forest, where a lot of unique animals gathered, some of whom had nothing to do with the festival!
And now I think I understand why I was interested in this rug.
The Shahr Babak rug has just the right size and depth, so it will make every day enjoyable no matter where you place it: in the living room, dining room, bedroom, or child's room!
(Text: Akiyama)
No.79502
Tribal Rugs
SIZE: 170×129cm
Price: 193,600 / tax included