http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/110217/door-curtain-noren-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Door Curtain (Noren): Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/110217/door-curtain-noren-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/110217/door-curtain-noren-gallery-label-current Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Door Curtain (Noren): Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2006-11-30</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Indigo dyed cotton door curtains (<i>noren</i>) were typically hung across the entrances or gateways to homes in traditional Japan. Unlike professionally produced <i>noren</i> for shops and businesses, <i>noren</i> for private homes were typically designed and decorated by the home's mistress. This beautiful example shows a flock of red-crested cranes--long symbols of longevity in Asia--flying amid clouds and standing in a field of autumn grasses. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/110217/door-curtain-noren-gallery-label-current Indigo dyed cotton door curtains (noren) were typically hung across the entrances or gateways to homes in traditional Japan. Unlike professionally produced noren for shops and businesses, noren for private homes were typically designed and decorated by the home's mistress. This beautiful example shows a flock of red-crested cranes--long symbols of longevity in Asia--flying amid clouds and standing in a field of autumn grasses." type="image/jpeg" />Indigo dyed cotton door curtains (noren) were typically hung across the entrances or gateways to homes in traditional Japan. Unlike professionally produced noren for shops and businesses, noren for private homes were typically designed and decorated by the home's mistress. This beautiful example shows a flock of red-crested cranes--long symbols of longevity in Asia--flying amid clouds and standing in a field of autumn grasses." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts