Hand Fan Ogi Sensu Hand Painted Small Size F77 Crane Turtle Pine Tree Japanese Lucky Symbols

Hand Fan Ogi Sensu Hand Painted Small Size F77 Crane Turtle Pine Tree Japanese Lucky Symbols



This hand fan is called "Ogi" or "Sensu". There is image of Japanese lucky symbols (crane, turtle, pine tree, bamboo leaf and plum blossoms). The colors of hand fan are light blue, green, orange, black, white and cream. The wood is bamboo.

On the back, 5 pieces of silver leaf is pasted. There are 3 cute humans, green grasses, traditional building, green and orange leaves. 

Crane and Turtle - symbols of long life.

Pine, Bamboo and Plum Blossom - Together they symbolize steadfastness, perseverance, and resilience. 

It is hand painted and so beautiful!!. 


This hand fan is simple yet elegant! This is vintage and while it is in great condition it isn't perfect.

It is about 20 cm long and when opened is about 34.5 cm wide.

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Japanese Hand Fan Black Silver Vintage Paper by VintageFromJapan

Japanese Hand Fan Black Silver Vintage Paper by VintageFromJapan

New Year Stickers 2014 Year Of Horse, Cherry Blossoms and New Year Goods in Japan at Etsy.com

These are really beautiful Japanese stickers! Next year is the year of the horse according to the Chinese Zodiac.There are also beautiful cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, bamboo tree and other new year goods in Japan.

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Kawaii Cute Japanese Bento Accessories Food Cutters Pine And Bamboo

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These look like little cookie cutters but they are meant to be used to cut ham or vegetable etc to make bentos really cute.

You peel off the pine or bamboo and then put the template down (for example on carrot) and then you can fil the pine or bamboo with some other colored food, lift it off.

Vintage Japanese Kashigata Sweets Mold Bamboo by VintageFromJapan

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Vintage Japanese Kashigata Sweets Mold Bamboo by VintageFromJapan

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Vintage Japanese Kashigata Mold Bamboo Leaf by VintageFromJapan

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Japanese Bento Picks - Jappaese Style - Bamboo Leaf

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Vintage Japanese Kashigata Stencil Bamboo Leaf by vintagefromjapan

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Vintage Japanese Sweets Mold Bamboo by vintagefromjapan

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This is a vintage mold called "kashigata".

Often made of sakura (cherry wood) and seasoned for about 3 years before carving, kashigata were used to make dried confectionery made of rice flour and sugar called rakugan. Earliest records show that this practice dates back to the mid-17th century. These confections were used as offerings and snacks for celebratory occasions and even unfortunate events. For example when a person died, it was expensive to give flowers or fresh food so, people made these sweets in the form of flowers, fish etc. These items were then placed on the "butsudan" (family shrine found in the house) for the dead person.

Kashigata were also used in the making of wagashi (nama-gashi or freshly made cake and hi-gashi or dried confectionery) for tea ceremonies.

Common kashigata motifs in the Edo era - chrysanthemums, plum blossoms
Meiji Era - spread of western technology - balloons, planes
World War II - national pride heightened - cherry blossoms, battleships - used as gifts for departing troops, ceremonies and commemorative occasions

With the advent of refrigeration, fresh fish replaced rakugan motifs like the sea bream. Sadly today, making offerings for fortunate and unfortunate events is no longer a common practice. This in turn has lessened rakugan demand although they are still found in tea ceremonies and homes. The decrease in kashigata artisans today has made kashigata carving a dying craft making kashigata itself a sought-after collectible.

*You can use this mold as food mold to cook. Please clean thoroughly before using.

It measures 18cm long x 9.5 cm wide x 3.5 cm tall.Inside it measures 11cm long x 7 cm wide.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/33574978/vintage-japanese-sweets-mold-bamboo

Vintage Japanese Typewriter Key Stamp Bamboo A

We were lucky to come across a case of these "katsuji" (Japanese typewriter "keys"). There are over 2300 of these. They are vintage but have never been used. These would have been the extras in case the ones in the machine broke. Please look at the last picture to see what an old Japanese typewriter looked like. There were at least 2000 keys so needless to say, this was only used in businesses.

They are from the "昭和" "showa period" . The "showa" period is from 1926-1989 but these are at least 30 years old as Japanese stopped using them once the word processor was invented.

This would be perfect for using as a stamp with ink or for stamping clay etc.

This stamp is the Kanji (Chinese character) for　"竹" "take, chiku" = "Bamboo".

It measures 2.2cm long (long enough to be able to get a nice grip) and 1.5cm wide. The Chinese character itself is about 3cm wide. It is made of metal.

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Vintage Japanese Kashigata Sweets Mold - Bamboo Shoot / Sprout (P)

This is a vintage mold called "kashigata".

Often made of sakura (cherry wood) and seasoned for about 3 years before carving, kashigata were used to make dried confectionery made of rice flour and sugar called rakugan. Earliest records show that this practice dates back to the mid-17th century. These confections were used as offerings and snacks for celebratory occasions and even unfortunate events. For example when a person died, it was expensive to give flowers or fresh food so, people made these sweets in the form of flowers, fish etc. These items were then placed on the "butsudan" (family shrine found in the house) for the dead person.

Kashigata were also used in the making of wagashi (nama-gashi or freshly made cake and hi-gashi or dried confectionery) for tea ceremonies.

Common kashigata motifs in the Edo era - chrysanthemums, plum blossoms
Meiji Era - spread of western technology - balloons, planes
World War II - national pride heightened - cherry blossoms, battleships - used as gifts for departing troops, ceremonies and commemorative occasions

With the advent of refrigeration, fresh fish replaced rakugan motifs like the sea bream. Sadly today, making offerings for fortunate and unfortunate events is no longer a common practice. This in turn has lessened rakugan demand although they are still found in tea ceremonies and homes. The decrease in kashigata artisans today has made kashigata carving a dying craft making kashigata itself a sought-after collectible.

*You can use this mold as food mold to cook. Please clean thoroughly before using.

It measures 18 cm long x 9.3 cm wide x 3.8 cm tall. Inside it measures 13 cm long x 6 cm wide.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/40739617/vintage-japanese-kashigata-sweets-mold

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Vintage Japanese Tea Cup Saucer Chataku by vintagefromjapan

Vintage Japanese Tea Cup Saucer Chataku Coaster

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