hashioki

Kamawanu, sickle, red circle and syllabic character 'nu'

Origin : Japan

Made of : porcelain - potery

Classification : things / other things

Maker : ?

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About "kamawanu" (kamawanu - かまわぬ) :

Kamawanu is a classical word play. A sickle (kama), a circle (wa), and the syllabic character 'nu' form the sound kama-wa-nu which means 'It doesn't matter'. Kawamanu is also the name of a famous company producing traditional printed cloth called 'tenugui'.


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A cloth with the kamawanu motif [source]
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Slippers with kamawanu motif [source]