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This is a vintage branding iron called a "yakiin". These were/are used on wood, leather...food...anything you want to brand. Please see the last picture to see an example of how it can be used.



I think they would look…

Vintage Japanese Stencil Family Crest Kamon Flower Stencil A26…

Japanese Stencil Matsu Pine http://www.etsy.com/listing/123983099/vintage-japanese-stencil-matsu-pine

This was an amazing find. They are from the "昭和" "showa period" . The "showa" period is from 1926-1989 but these are at about 25-30 years old .…

Vintage Japanese Stencil Family Crest F41

http://www.etsy.com/listing/122721261/vintage-japanese-stencil-family-crest

This was an amazing find. They are…

The Halloween Art Guild on ning established in 2008 has opened a Etsy Team. 

All members of the guild are encouraged to apply, and new halloween artists are welcome to apply to the team as well.

On behalf of Jan, LeeAnne and Myself We look forward to seeing you all…

I was so happy to find this print! In this print There are cute fox in forest and moon at night. This is an insert from a magazine called "fujin club" which means "housewife's club". This is from the February 1935 edition and was a giveaway to its loyal readers.



It is in excellent condition but it is vintage so there are some imperfections.



This would be…

Bureau of Trade - Class A, filtered daily finds http://www.bureauoftrade.com/ featured Japanese Wooden Stamp “Lunch in Bento Box”…

plum blossom earrings

cherry blossoms and plum blossoms earrings

plum blossoms and dragonfly earrings…

Christmas in July Sale on Etsy

http://www.etsy.com/shop/souzoucreations

Christmas in…

Christmas in July 2012 - It is so soon to come!! I am going to do Christmas themed crafts on etsy.

How about you? I love this season.…

Yep, a big update :) Please, visit nati's shop :)…

7:00am EST Mon May 7 2012 One of our Japanese vintage items is featured on the Etsy front page. Vintage Japanese Painting Kaki Persimmon Gakuryo Nakamura Nihonga Style Showa Period :
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Vintage Japanese Wood Stamp Tokyo Kabuki

This vintage Japanese wood stamp is from the "昭和" "showa period" . The "showa" period is from 1926-1989 but these are at least 30 years old. There are 待望 taibou = wait eagerly for / looking forward to, の no = ~'s and 大立物 = great figure. 東京 = tokyo, 大歌舞伎 ookabuki / 大dai = big and 歌舞伎 = kabuki play (classical Japanese dance-drama).…

Vintage Japanese Stencil Kimono Katagami Showa Period Flowers Plants Chrysanthemums…

I was very lucky to find a set of vintage but brand new (never used) doll heads. These were meant to be used to make dolls for Hina Matsuri or doll's festival but I was told that instead they were put away (maybe the doll maker retired but I'm not 100% sure about that) and therefore are in pristine condition.…

This was an amazing find. This is from the "昭和" "showa period" . The "showa" period is from 1926-1989. This is called "型紙" or "katagami".



Katagami are made of multiple layers of thin mulberry paper which are bonded with a glue extracted from persimmon, which makes a strong flexible…