Katsuji Bookmark (Ki)
活字ブックマーカー (き)
£13.00 per item
A bookmark in the shape of the Japanese hiragana character ‘ki’.
This sturdy and flexible bookmark, made from a combination of polypropylene and rayon, takes the shape of the hiragana character ‘ki’.
Each bookmark is carefully handmade by disabled people at the social welfare corporation “Probono” in Nara Prefecture.
Size: approx. L5 cm x W4.6 cm x H0.1 cm
String Length = 12cm
The colours of the ribbons may vary.
Kansai
The Kansai region includes the second-most populated metropolitan area in Japan with its largest city Osaka. Kyoto and Nara, two of Japan’s former capital cities, are home to important temples and shrines and strongholds of intangible cultural heritage, such as the Kyoto textile weaving skills of Nishijin.
