Tango-no-Sekku ( The Festival for Boys )
| May 5th is Children's Day and a festival for boys (Boy's Day) in Japan.
We celebrate boy's healthy growth. Their parents fly long carp-shaped
streamers (Koinobori) from a high pole in the spring breeze and display
warrior dolls inside the house. The carp is a symbol of strength
and power because they never give up to swim up rapid stream and even waterfalls |
Pottery relief on wooden panel
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RK-1 relief on wooden panel  |
| Kintaro riding on carp 20,000 yen |
| black wooden part (30 ×36cm) |
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| RK-2 relief on wooden panel sold out |
| Kintaro riding on carp 9,000 yen |
| black wooden part (22 ×28cm) |
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( Kintaro is a character of Japanese fairy tale and a symbol of strong boy. )
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| RK-3 carp streamer with the lyrics 15,000 yen |
| black wooden part ( 36×18 cm ) |
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| RK-4 Shoki 15,000 yen |
| black wooden part ( 18×36 cm ) |
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| RK-5 Samurai riding on horse 9,000 yen |
| black wooden part ( 22×28 cm ) |
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Kabuto (Samurai helmet)
We display warrior dolls with a miniature suit of armor (yoroi) and helmet (kabuto), praying growth of our boys.
Kabuto helmets which are made of crape cloth
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| KC-1 3,500 yen |
| kabuto with a pair of torches, chimaki ( rice cakes), iris and golden
folding screen |
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| KC-2 kabuto with box |
| 4,500 yen |
| H 16×W 16×D 12 cm |
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Kabuto helmets which are made of pottery
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| KP-3 delta kabuto (S) 3,000 yen |
| H 8.5×W 15×D 4.5 cm |
| KP-4 delta kabuto (L) 6,000 yen |
| H 13×W 24.5×D 7 cm |
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| KP-5 kabuto 10,000 yen |
| H 11×W 18×D 16 cm |
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Folding Paper Works
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| WM-1 young samurai 4.900 yen |
WM-2 young samurai 4.900 yen |
Hariko ( Paper mache )
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| HK-3 green sold out |
| 1400 yen |
| H 11.5×W 15×D 11.5 cm |
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| HK-4 blue |
| 1400 yen |
| H 11.5×W 15×D 11.5 cm |
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| HK-5 yajirobe 1680 yen |
| balance toy of carp streamers |
| H 19×W 14×D 6.5 cm |
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Koinobori (carp-shaped streamers) Tapestry
These koinobori are made of durable Washi
(hand-made paper). |
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| WF-1 streamer 2,000 yen |
| WK-1 carp streamer (blue large) 4,200 yen |
| WK-2 carp streamer (red large) 4,200 yen |
| WK-3 carp streamer (black small) 3,800 yen |
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| TK-1 tapestry with kabuto pattern |
| \6500 |
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Hand-dyed framed picture on linen fabric by Kaku Tagawa
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| DT-13 |
| carp streamer and iris |
| 44×56.5cm |
| 20,000
yen |
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Wooden ornaments
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| WK-3 carp-shaped streamers 2800 yen |
WK-4 ema with kabuto 2800 yen |
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Ema is a wooden tablet with the ridge shaped like a roof. These wooden
tablets are offered to shrines or temples to wish for future good luck,
or express a sense of gratitude when one's wishes have come true. There
are various designs of ema, so ema is also popular as a collector's
item.
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