Woodblock Print Stuffed Bird - Blue-and-White Flycatcher Incense Tray The company markets well-designed

The company markets well-designed

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Shinkougei is a craft workshop that specializes in creating various types of craftwork using woodblock print techniques

The outside surface is etched with narrow vertical lines

The tenugui are dyed in Osaka and sewn in Kyoto and Osaka

Woodblock Print Stuffed Bird - Blue-and-White Flycatcher Incense Tray The company markets well-designedThe rustic and charming blue and white flycatcher (ruri) 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. Ruri are migratory songbirds native to Asia. Adult male sport glossy blue feathers on their backs and tails. A red tag on the string says ruri on one side and "hand printed woodblock by Shinkougei"