Yuton
June 13, 2017Yuton, which is composed of thick-layered washi (Japanese traditional hand-made paper), is a lacquered paper mat for summer. It is characterized by its dark brown with color as well as comfort from cool sensation it provides when sitting down on it. Its surface is so shiny and smooth that it even mirrors the shades of pillars, as the Japanese famous Haiku poet TAKAHAMA Kyoshi composed:
Shiny surface of Yuton
Even reflects
Pillars inside a house
Yuton is a summer kigo (word or phrase indicating particular season in Haiku poem) because of its association with summer.
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Yuton
Translation by: Asuka Ikenouchi
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