Update #6: The Tenugui — traditional Japanese cloth
The $250 pledge option includes signed (Ashley, Takahashi and me) copies of the book + a 'traditional Japanese wrapping/utility cloth — or tenugui. That in itself doesn't sound particularly exciting. So I thought I'd explain in more detail, and show you some images of just what a tenugui is.
First, it's big. Approximately 90cm x 35cm.
Second, it's silk screened (black ink on a white cloth).
Third, it's composed of illustrations and lettering from Art Space Tokyo, drawn by Takahashi Nobumasa.
Fourth, we made less than 100 of these, so they're quite rare.
Wikipedia has this to say on Tenugui:
A Tenugui (手拭い) is a thin Japanese hand towel made of cotton.
It is typically about 35 by 90 centimeters in size, plain weaved and is almost always printed with some pattern.
It can be used for anything a towel could be used for - as a washcloth, dishcloth, headband, souvenir or decoration. Towels made from terry cloth have replaced many of its use in the household. However tenugui is still popular as a souvenir, decoration and as a head covering in Kendo
And here are some photos:
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