Tonari no Totoro 'Fuku Maneki Tsuru Kame'

A Noren (暖 簾) is a curtain split in its center. It serves as a sign on stores when it is put out, and serves to delimit parts when it is positioned inside.
There are several symbols on this noren which is a "Invitation to Happiness" Fuku Maneki (福 招 き). Totoro, the iconic character and mascot of Ghibli Studios, was born from the film Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) by Hayao Miyazaki. An icon of the Japanese manga world, it is in a way the equivalent of Mickey Mouse in Japan, and is very often used for young people and children.
There is also Tsuru to Kame, the Crane and the Turtle, 2 symbols of longevity and happiness. The Tsuru (鶴 crane), is a symbol of longevity and fidelity. When it is in Origami, as it is the case here, it is also a wish of success (like studies,...).
Kame (亀 - the Turtle) is also a symbol of longevity and wisdom. The association with the crane, also symbolizes the success through cooperation, the turtle having saved the crane that could not land during a flood, then the crane that saves the turtle by bringing it to a place where there was no drought.
Ume (梅), the plum blossom, born in the cold of winter, reminding us that spring is coming soon, is a symbol of vitality, hope and renewal, heralding better days.

Size: 85x150cm
Material:100% Polyester.