I spotted a clothesline like this in Totoro and found it is a traditional Japanese clothesline.
Clothesline on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan – mid 1950s. Photographer: Gene Amore.
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a commonplace book
& creative curiosity cabinet
This space is primarily a tool for myself to archive reference material and document my creative process.
If you don’t mind the mess you are welcome to rummage around.