It is a miniature Osechi set which my friend found in Japan. Osechi are traditional Japanese New Year foods. You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osechi.
It measures only 2" by 2" (5cm by 5cm) !!!
The lid has a traditional design: pine, bamboo, and plum.
All the foods are made from fabric or thread except aluminium foil case. What an intricate detail!
Happy Holidays, everyone!
What a fun gift. We have a huge Japanese market in a suburb near Chicago. I haven't been for a while. This reminds me that I should make the trip out.
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Oooh, I wanna visit that Japanese market! That is plus one to my list of places to visit in Chicago.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoy following your blog and wish you a very successful sewing year of 2013! Love your last post of cat destruction!!!!
Oh wow! Thank you for the nomination, Mrs. Mole! I’m flattered :) and glad to hear that you enjoy my blog!
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