Japanese umbrella 'Nomikomu' Metal One character

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This subtler solar imagery contrasts with Japan's more famous rising-sun iconography

bordeaux is the richest and most enveloping colour

each embroidered emblem circling the central figure like a wheel of charms

tonal statement

Japanese umbrella 'Nomikomu' Metal One characterThe ivory umbrella circled with magnolias and swallows This umbrella wraps a ring of magnolias overhead. Across a warm ivory canopy, pink and fuchsia magnolia blossoms gather around the rim in full, painted clusters, while black swallows dart across the open center. It's a generous, all around floral scene that fills the dome with color. The painting is rich and detailed: the magnolias open in layered petals from blush to deep fuchsia, their branches