Woodblock Print Stuffed Bird - Varied Tit

Woodblock Print Stuffed Bird - Varied TitThe rustic and charming varied tit (yamagara) is printed on cotton using a woodblock and stuffed with rice husks. The rice husks give the perfect amount of volume and firmness to bring the life sized, expertly shaped and printed creature to life. Yamagara birds were once trained to draw fortune telling slips at Japanese shrines. A red tag on the string says yamagara on one side and "hand printed woodblock by Shinkougei" on the other. It gives a nice

These beautiful guinomi are made in a small seaside town in Kanazawa

The sturdy and superbly functional cloth is highly water absorbent yet quick drying

Medium: 3¾" (H) x 3¾" (W) x 3½" (D)

It was once the most prevalent type of ruler in Japan before plastic rulers and cheap foreign imports flooded the market

They also collaborate with Japanese manufacturers to develop their own line of products

Kōbō (studio) Onomichi Hanpu (canvas)

Her works are seen in a variety f products in many countries

Stuffed with rice husks

This lightweight bandana is a part of a collection that uses kissho monyō as design motifs

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