Japanese Mini Parasol 'Chisana' Silver a thin curl of gray

a thin curl of gray smoke rising off the tip

reading playful and fearless rather than understated

giving the whole band a gentle

The embroidery gives it motion and depth

Japanese Mini Parasol 'Chisana' Silver a thin curl of grayThe umbrella where blossoms drift past a pale moon This umbrella sets its scene at dusk. Across a softly blurred gray and rose ground, a pale full moon hangs at the upper edge while branches of pink blossom reach across it, petals scattering on an unseen breeze and green leaves catching the fading light. It has the dreamy, illustrated feel of a moonlit spring evening. The mood comes from the soft focus: the background washes from gray to warm rose,