nanoblock Hina Doll

Japanese goodies

Those are some more Japanese goodies I received this week!

• Coddle「+ PAPER 01」Stripe Silver case
• Coddle「+ PAPER 06」Diamond Silver case
• Coddle「+ PAPER 07」Stripe Brown case
• YOnoBI Jomon 023 case (earlier post)
• “Art in Japanese Stamps” series: Ukiyo-e series

These stamps feature five woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige (1795-1858), a prominent ukiyo-e artist in the late Edo era from his works “Views of famous sites of sixty some provinces of Japan”. They also feature five Bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) woodblock prints by ukiyo-e artists in the Edo era, including Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806).

Hacoa KURU-RIN

KURU-RIN is a product that comes from the collaboration of Hacoa and Nousaku (能作) and it is available in three colour combinations - Gold & Green, Silver & Blue, Pink Gold & Red. I opted for the Gold & Green version and it is such a beautiful product!!! I have to admit that I find the collaborations of Hacoa with other Japanese manufacturers (e.g. Ryusen Hamono - earlier post - and Herz) being highly successful!

At the moment I am waiting for some strong wind in order to enjoy the sound...

Hacoa Koro

I was after a rather unusual mouse pad and of course my default choice was the Koro from Hacoa. I opted for maple wood and I chose two have a couple of engraving in order to give it a personal touch. I was pleasantly surprised by the very smooth surface! It is nice also that it can ne used in two different angles thanks to the supplied bar.

nanoblock Greater Flamingo Clear Version

Now this is a very special item! The Greater Flamingo Clear Version (NBC_055*) was only available at 2013 International Tokyo Toy Show and it was limited to 220 of them!!!