Information: Watermelon is a typical summer fruit used in juices and sherbets. Seeds are served as appetizers in Chinese cuisine. Juice has diuretic effects; concentrated extracts treat kidney inflammation. Dyed by Hosokawa-zome technique, involving repeating chusen dyeing steps twice or more for precise pattern and color. Advanced skill required.
Note: Each piece is hand work by the artist, even the same piece will have a slightly different expression.
