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of these Japanese Washi paper doll (kami-ningyo) cards is handmade by
Uiko. Born outside of Tokyo, Uiko loves to capture the beauty and grace
of the Japanese women and carefree attitude of Japanese children at
play. Through her study of Japanese classical dance, she uses her
experience with dance movement, kimono dressing and kimono fabrics to
produce realistic impressions of the Japanese in kimono. Uiko has been
designing and creating her own kami-ningyo cards for over twenty years Kami-ningyo means paper doll. The traditional method takes a piece of paper through multiple folds to form the kimono. With the many folds comes depth and simple yet elegant form. Uiko has adapted the Japanese quilting designs to kami-ningyo by creating her own patterns and combining layers of cut Washi paper to create layered Japanese kimonos and obis. If you look closely, you'll see many of the dolls have kanzashi (hair ornaments) as well. Each hand cut and combined for a beautiful design. These cards are handmade from beautiful Japanese washi paper. The kimono and obi designs for the cards may differ from that shown due to the availability of papers. As you can see, however, all of the color choices are colorful and well matched. Buy Now! You can purchase cards for $3.50 each. Shipping is added to your total at checkout and sales tax is added for California residents. Our shopping cart is operated by PayPal, who accepts credit card and bank transfers. We do not receive ANY of your financial information from PayPal. US Postal or Bank Money Orders are also accepted. Please email the quantity and card numbers along with your address. We'll promptly email an invoice.
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Kids at Play | |||||
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Young Dancers | |||||
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Four Seasons | |||||
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Pairs in Love | |||||
