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Japan & Korea · c. 300 BCE – today

Omamori

What it is
Brocade pouches from Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples holding a blessed paper or wood slip that must never be opened. Each is specific: kōtsū anzen (traffic safety), gakugyō jōju (study), en-musubi (love), anzan (easy birth). Old ones are returned for burning.
Making yours
About 4×7 cm silk brocade sewn into a pouch with a decorative knot cord. Embroider the shrine name, and put a folded blessing slip inside.
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Anything in the gallery can be made: any piece, any tradition, in its own material or yours, by hand from the documented original. Numbered. Price on commission, quoted before anything is made. I reply within one business day.