ALEXCIOUS

(The Set includes 6 Masking Tapes (3 plain + 3 Tenugui) & 3 x Tenugui glue sticks).

Charming, Essential, Top-quality Home & Office Items

Two long-established companies, a top-class glue maker (Yamato) and a variety goods manufacturer (HAMAMONYO), have teamed up to produce a Masking Tape and Glue Stick Set decorated with traditional Tenugui* patterns.

A) Masking Tape

Cleanly tear off the length you need

A delightful alternative to sticky bits of yellow paper, write, scribble or doodle on Masking Tape instead. Economical, just tear off the length you need for messages, labeling, page tabs, writing tabs, and anything else you'd normally use a nondescript sticky piece of yellow paper for. It's also removable, yet won't fall off or get stuck to other documents.

B) Yamato Glue Stick

For smooth, wrinkle-free sticking...

Reliable, as they don't gum-up or dry-out, Yamato Glue Sticks are non-toxic, scent-free and made from recycled plastic, and are of course decorated with traditional Tenugui designs.

The patterns

Multi-purpose objects still widely used today, the rather humble Tenugui was originally a simple facecloth or hand towel. They were made fashionable by the leading actors of the 18th century Kabuki theatre who had Tenugui printed with their family logos and gave them out as a kind of business card or souvenir. The idea soon caught on with many other professionals and craftspeople adopting the custom.

The art of Tenugui decoration developed over time. Composed of delicately stenciled, richly colored patterns on 100% cotton, designs come mainly from images of daily life, nature or other more traditional cultural elements.