Money Envelope - Kitsune
ポチ袋 狐
£9.00 per item
A high-quality woodblock printed money envelope with a gift card from Kyoto.
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This money envelope was hand-printed by skilled craftspeople using woodblocks. This method of printing was adopted in Japan during the Edo-period (1603-1868 CE) for printing books and creating decorations, produced on both paper and canvas. To create these cards, reliefs of an original design are carved by hand into wooden blocks, with one block for each colour involved.
This card features a kitsune, or fox, mask, often worn by participants and attendees of Shintō festivals. Foxes are considered messengers of Inari, a kami (spirit or deity) in Shintō religion, associated with rice harvest, and household well-being.
Size: L9 cm x W9 cm
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.
