日本だけでなく、生命や豊穣の象徴として世界各地で尊ばれてきた貝。蛤、帆立、栄螺、法螺貝など、形や色が特徴的で美しい貝が、文様には多く用いられています。数種類を組み合わせた「貝尽くし」や「貝散らし」、海辺の風景文様と組み合わせた表現も見ることができます。

Not only in Japan but worldwide, shells have been revered as symbols of life and abundance. Shells with distinctive shapes and colors, such as clams, scallops, top shells, and conch shells, are commonly used in patterns for their beauty. Combinations of various types, known as "kaizukushi" or "kaichirashi," are popular, and they are often combined with coastal landscape motifs in artistic expressions.

Obi fabrics with this Japanese pattern from the obico selection