Komiya Shoten Bouquet Long Umbrella 60cm 8 Ribs Retail Price: ¥33,000 Purchased last year at the main store and used for only two days (less than an hour total). An umbrella like a bouquet of flowers. The front is plain, and the back features a floral pattern created with "hogushi-ori" (a type of woven fabric), a double-woven rain or shine umbrella. When you open the umbrella, adorable flowers reminiscent of mimosa appear, adorning the entire surface like a bouquet. The flowers on the lining, softly expressed like a watercolor painting through hogushi-ori, combine with the gentle colors of the glossy outer fabric to create an elegant overall impression. Mimosa also has many positive flower meanings and images, such as gratitude, love, and friendship, and is also known as a flower given to loved ones and those who have been helpful as a symbol of happiness. As a long-lasting bouquet, this umbrella is recommended as a gift for someone special. The fabric is treated with water-repellent and water-resistant coatings, as well as UV protection (ultraviolet ray protection). In addition to its sufficient functionality as a rain umbrella, it can also be used as a parasol. The UV cut rate and light shielding rate are over 95% for all colors. The fabric uses "Koshu-ori," which is meticulously woven in Yamanashi Prefecture, a production area of woven fabrics with a history of over 400 years. Koshu-ori achieves a deep, lustrous color and an elegant, weighty texture, and still boasts high quality today. The fabric combines luxury and durability. After the fabric is carefully woven over time, it is treated with water-repellent, water-resistant, and UV-cut processing, and finally becomes usable as an umbrella. Craftsmen cut and sew the fabric, which has been made with the hands of many people, to make it into an umbrella. The weaving method of applying a printing pattern to the warp threads that have been temporarily woven, carefully layering the colors, and then inserting the weft threads set in a narrow shuttle loom to weave the main fabric is called "hogushi-ori." When weaving the main fabric, the weft threads that were temporarily woven are removed, and the threads are unraveled by hand while weaving, so the dyed patterns are slightly misaligned, creating a watercolor-like effect. Please enjoy the warm, soft expression that is different from printing. Because it is woven while folding over, a selvage is created at the edge of the fabric. Since there is no need to sew a large piece of fabric to fit the width of the umbrella, there are no stitches, and it looks smart and stylish, and of course, it is also attractive that it will not fray even if you use it for a long time. Because it is done carefully, only a few meters of fabric can be woven in a day. The front is plain, and the back expresses the design of hogushi-ori, allowing you to enjoy the difference in design between the front and back of the umbrella.