Woodblock Print Stuffed Bird - Eurasian Bullfinch

Woodblock Print Stuffed Bird - Eurasian BullfinchThe rustic and charming Eurasian bullfinch (uso) 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. The adult bullfinch males have red underparts, which are beautifully rendered as small flowers on the stuffed bird. A red tag on the string says uso on one side and "hand printed woodblock by Shinkougei"

charming and lightweight

Kame (vessel) nozoki (to take a peek) refers to the color obtained by dipping into a vessel of indigo dye only once to create the lightest indigo tint

thickness is 11/16" for all 3 sizes

Aluminum (Black tray has a matte finish)

as the fruits "say nothing"

These rings are made of silk thread and braided using the kumihimo technique

but many look quite silly and friendly

They work closely with the area's pottery manufacturers to bring to the market high quality

screws and plastic bodies) are made in-house and each blade is engraved with two words: Japan and NJK

On the bottom is a sticker with the maker's name in Japanese

"China braid" uses finer threads and 16 bobbins

each with their own characteristic features