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In traditional Japanese folk art, there’s an ornament made using the straw from rice that has been harvested. The green stalks are braided into ropes that are then twisted into a large, intricate knot that can’t be undone called iwai musubi — iwai meaning celebration, and musubi, knot. According to the artisans of Warazaiku Takubo, a workshop in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, that specializes in these woven pieces, the iwai musubi is meant to symbolize firm unity. A couple can hang the knot inside Japanese Ropes, Japanese Traditional Jewelry, Japanese Symbolism, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japanese Talisman, Diy For Christmas, Japanese Folk Art, Rope Drawing, Vintage Asian Art

In traditional Japanese folk art, there’s an ornament made using the straw from rice that has been harvested. The green stalks are braided into ropes that are then twisted into a large, intricate knot that can’t be undone called iwai musubi — iwai meaning celebration, and musubi, knot. According to the artisans of Warazaiku Takubo, a workshop in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, that specializes in these woven pieces, the iwai musubi is meant to symbolize firm unity. A couple can hang the knot…

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