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The Floating Rabbits Silk Twill Shawl Rectangle
The Floating Rabbits Silk Twill Shawl Rectangle
The Floating Rabbits Silk Twill Shawl Rectangle
The Floating Rabbits Silk Twill Shawl Rectangle

The Floating Rabbits Silk Twill Shawl Rectangle

$845

Pre-order by Sunday, May 24th.

A mosaic-inspired design featuring an elegant Roman greyhound traversing a mosaic floor, a birdcage balanced on his back. Birds, olives, pomegranates, and a metallic laurel wreath surround him in quiet splendour.

Crafted in a beautifully soft wool and silk blend, the matte, opaque texture lends the print an antique finish, completed with a delicate hand fringe.

Rooted in the arts and culture of Edo-period Japan, a pair of black-tailed jackrabbits occupy the foreground, each wearing a miniature kawari kabuto — a strange helmet — featuring stylized metal and lacquer rabbit ears, based on true artifacts of the era. Between them rests a matching helmet in the form of a crouching rabbit. Above, a third jackrabbit floats dreamily, tethered to a paper lantern daubed with the word "rabbit," sporting a woven tasselled cloth bearing a famous samurai crest.

Traditional paper lanterns hang from the top border, while behind the protagonists, a grassy hillside teems with white rabbits and silver reeds beneath a round, glowing moon. Lacquered and ivory animal-shaped menuki — tiny carved sword grips — line the upper and lower borders, framed by woven sword grip patterns and striped flagpoles tied at the corners with looped samurai rope.

Japanese hand-script echoing 17th-century zoological manuscripts is woven throughout, and a haiku runs down the left hand side:

Silently, at dusk, A hare is flying over A hundred rabbits

100% Silk Twill | 135cm x 195cm | Hand Fringed Edging | Made in England | Dry Clean Only

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