EPISODE OF FAUNDATION / FOUNDER'S THOUGHT
After studying at Tohoku University of Art and Design and pursuing other careers, Kazue Ashino joined Otsuki, a maker of butsudan (household Buddhist altars), one of the traditional crafts for which Yamagata is known. She began producing wood sculpture in styles traditional to Yamagata butsudan for the firm in March 2008 after receiving the go-ahead by the company president.
Her Kibori range of brooches were first made in 2015, when her company entered the Yamagata Excellent Design competition with works Ashino produced in partnership with a member of Yamagata Mirai no Takumi-kai, a group of younger artisans working to preserve Yamagata City's traditional crafts. Although the entry did not win a prize, her company was designated as an incentive company and offered a place in a product development and marketing course run by Yamagata Research Institute of Technology in 2016, which led to the brooches being developed as products. The brooches were publicly unveiled in November 2016 at the IFFT Interior Lifestyle Living exhibit held at Tokyo Big Sight. They were selected for the Yamagata Excellent Design Award in 2017, and received a commendation at the 2018 Wood Design Award. Her new series, Kissho, is the outcome of further training at the Yamagata Research Institute of Technology. It was unveiled at the 2018 IFFT Interior Lifestyle Living exhibition.
CRAFTMAN'S THOUGHT, COMMITMENT / RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
As a Yamagata butsudan sculptor, Ashino's work centers on producing sculptures for Yamagata butsudan, as well as re-varnishing, repairing, and cleaning butsudan. While butsudan sculptures are produced for butsudan manufacturers, producing the Kibori brooches has given her the chance to communicate directly with private customers. She looks forward to using such interactions to promote Yamagata butsudan and raise its status as a nationally-designated traditional craft, a fact that is not yet widely known even in Yamagata. Participated in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program" organized by Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design and the Yamagata city's traditional craftsmen Yamagata City, and presented new works such as the Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-01kibori-ブローチ kumo1.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch kumo 1
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY6,600 (excluding tax)
Cloud motifs commonly appear in ranma and many other butsudan parts, and are often combined with other motifs such as the dragon, phoenix, and crane. Kumo 1 is very time-consuming to produce. Each Kibori brooch is made from 8 mm-thick linden wood. After drawing and cutting out the design with a fretsaw, the piece is hand-sculpted using only knives, and without using sandpaper. The sculpted brooch is then surface-finished with urethane resin to strengthen the wood and protect it against dirt. The brooch pin is attached with epoxy adhesive and then screwed on.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-02kibori-ブローチ kumo2.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch kumo 2
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box (82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY6,600 (excluding tax)
Kumo 2 represents a large drifting cloud. Linden wood is widely used to produce Yamagata butsudan sculpture. The wood is pale when newly sculpted, and lightweight. Brooches made from this wood look good pinned to knitwear and other soft, lightweight fabrics.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-03kibori-ブローチ kumo3 kumo2.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch kumo 3
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Kumo 3 represents a gyoku-un, a type of cloud.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-04kibori-ブローチ kumo4.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch kumo 4
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box (82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Kumo 4 represents a gyoku-un, a type of cloud.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-05kibori-ブローチ kumo5.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch kumo 5
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box (82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Kumo 5 represents a drifting cloud.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-06kibori-ブローチ tori1.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tori 1
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box (82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
This piece represents a bush warbler bird, often combined with plum blossoms in traditional Japanese iconography.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-07kibori-ブローチ tori2.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tori 2
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box (82 × 56 × 27 mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Tori 2 represents a plover bird, often combined with wave motifs in traditional Japanese iconography.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-08kibori-ブローチ tori3.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tori 3
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Tori 3 represents a plover bird.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-09kibori-ブローチ tori4.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tori 4
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box (82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Tori 4 represents a plover bird.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-10kibori-ブローチ tori5.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tori 5
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box (82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Tori 5 represents a plover bird in flight. They are often combined with wave motifs in traditional Japanese iconography.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-11kibori-ブローチ kisshoume1.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" ume 1
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,600 (excluding tax)
Ume 1 represents a plum blossom motif, often combined with bush warbler birds in traditional Japanese iconography.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-12kibori-ブローチ kisshoume2.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" ume 2
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,600 (excluding tax)
Ume 2 represents a traditional plum blossom motif known as nejiri-ume.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-13kibori-ブローチ kisshotake1.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" take 1
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,600 (excluding tax)
Take 1 represents bamboo grass, often combined with sparrows in traditional Japanese iconography.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-14kibori-ブローチ kisshotake2.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" take 2
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82 × 56 × 27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,600 (excluding tax)
Take 2 represents bamboo grass. Bamboo, pine, and plum make up a popular combination believed to bring good luck.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-15kibori-ブローチ kisshomatsu1.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" matsu 1
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Matsu 1 represents pine needles.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-16kibori-ブローチ kisshomatsu2.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" matsu 2
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Matsu 2 represents pine seeds and pine needles.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-17kibori-ブローチ kisshousagi1.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" usagi 1
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Usagi 1 represents rabbit and wave motifs. The Kissho series focuses on cute, lucky designs.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-18kibori-ブローチ kisshousagi2.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" usagi 2
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Usagi 2 represents a rabbit.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-19kibori-ブローチ kisshonami1.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" nami 1
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Nami 1 can be combined with rabbit designs and with plover bird and wave designs.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-20kibori-ブローチ kisshonami2.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" nami 2
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Nami 2 represents waves. The openwork design involves three openings made by using a fretsaw.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/07-01-21kibori-ブローチ kisshosakura1-1.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch "kissho" sakura 1
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Sakura 1 represents a double-layer cherry blossom.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/わらび.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch warabi
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Yamagata’s Four Seasons Collection
In spring, bracken
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/あゆ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch ayu
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Yamagata’s Four Seasons Collection
In summer, sweetfish
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/きのこ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch kinoko
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Yamagata’s Four Seasons Collection
In autumn, mushroom
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/くるみ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch kurumi
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Yamagata’s Four Seasons Collection
In winter, walnut
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ねこ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch cat
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Cat represents a cat’s back view.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ちどり-e1713228726860.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tidori
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Tidori represents a plover.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/なみちどり-e1713228737669.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch namitidori
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Family Crest Collection
It represents a plover and waves.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/キャプチャ.png)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch hanagasakaeru
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY6,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/はながささる.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch hanagasasaru
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY6,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/さくらんぼ担ぎうさぎ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch sakurambokatsugiusagi
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/さくらんぼうさぎ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch sakurambousagi
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/玉コンうさぎ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tamakonusagi
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/玉コン乗りうさぎ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tamakonnoriusagi
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/だだちゃ豆うさぎ.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch dadachamameusagi
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/らふらんすさる.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch rafuransusaru
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/キャプチャ ②.png)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch sakurambokaeru
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/玉こんさる.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch tamakonsaru
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY5,600 (excluding tax)
Yamagata Choju-giga Collection
Yamagata Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) Collection was created by collaborating with the Product Design Department of Tohoku University of Art & Design in the "Craftsman-Student Exchange Program 2021"
The designs are based on the famous products of Yamagata Prefecture, combined with Choju-giga. A frog and a monkey dancing the Hanagasa Odori. Rabbits, monkeys, and frogs holding local specialties such as cherries, tama-konnyaku, dadachamame, and rafuransu. Please enjoy their cute appearance.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/広重ふくろう.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch hiroshigefukuro
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Ukiyo-e Collection
It was inspired by Utagawa Hiroshige’s artwork.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/千成り瓢.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch sennarihisago
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Family Crest Collection
It represents a cluster of calabashes.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/青海波.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch seigaiha
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Pattern Collection
It represents the waves in blue ocean.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/上杉桐.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch uesugikiri
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Family Crest Collection
Uesugi Paulownia Crest
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/梅鉢.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch umebachi
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Family Crest Collection
Umebachi represents the plum blossom.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/十六葉裏菊.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch juroku-yo-urakiku
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Family Crest Collection
Juroku-yo-urakiku represents the chrysanthemum with sixteen petals facing down.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/三つ柏.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch mitsukashiwa
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY4,600 (excluding tax)
Family Crest Collection
Mitsukashiwa represents three oak leaves.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/usagi-3.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch usagi3
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Usagi 3 represents a rabbit’s back view.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/usagi-4.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch usagi4
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Usagi 4 represents a rabbit’s silhouette.
![](https://craft.yamagata-export.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/usagi-5.jpg)
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Brand name
kibori brooch
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Product name
kibori brooch usagi5
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Generic name
Brooch
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Materials
Shinanoki (Japanese Linden), Urethane, Pin, Screws, Epoxy Adhesives
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Person in Charge
Kazue ASHINO
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Production area
Yamagata Yamagata Japan
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Size
Gift box(82×56×27mm)
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Weight
abt.3g
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Domestic retail price
JPY3,000 (excluding tax)
Usagi 5 represents a rabbit.