EditorialCassoulet-style dish of lamb shanks and beans is complemented by a persimmon and pomegranate salad, in New York, Nov. 28, 2022. Food styled by Hadas Smirnoff. (David Malosh/The New York Times)
EditorialGrace and Snyder Davis bagged their new persimmon trees, which will replace Bradford pears, at an event in Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 23, 2021. (Mike Belleme/The New York Times)
EditorialChrysanthemums, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Branches of blooming chrysanthemums and leaves take over the lower half of the stencil. Silk threads have been added to support ...
EditorialScale Pattern, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), Scale pattern (uroko) was used as a talisman to ward off bad luck since it's originally associated with snakes and butterflies that shed its skin or chrysal...
EditorialMaze Motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Interlaced maze pattern resembles the key fret motif. Tiny little lines are carved out to look like sashiko needlework among the maz...
EditorialIvy motif, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Overlapping ivy creates a web-like structure. Light and dark zones appear to illustrate the motif., Japan, mid 18th - early 19th cent...
EditorialSashiko Motifs, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu),, Sashiko is a form of traditional folk embroidery using the running stitch to create patterns with symbolic meaning. Shown here are various traditional pat...
EditorialNetwork of Grasses, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), A network of tall grasses overlap one another to create an abstract motif. In Japan tail flower (obana) or (susuki), bush cl...