Studio Ghibli’s “The Boy and the Heron” has been delighting audiences around the world for the past year. Now there’s a way to enjoy it in real life, literally, with a series called “Kororin Netsuke.”
Netsuke are small charms that originated in the 17th century, when they appeared as sculpted miniature sculptures. They were designed to adorn the ends of cords, such as those on small pouches attached to kimono obi sashes. They were also functional, making cords easier to use and more secure.
Ghibli often adds a cute twist to tradition, and it does so here by using the word โใใ้ดโ (Korin), that โSweetโ (Korin), used to describe the short rolling motion of a light object, with โ้ดโ being another โrinโ meaning โbellโ.
As the name suggests, the new products are small, round charms that both roll and jingle, as they are also bells. There are seven to collect.
The Kororin Netsuke are beautifully designed and perfectly match the characters from the film. They have just the right color saturation to give them their signature watercolor tones.
Due to the different shapes of each character, the sound of the bells differs slightly depending on which one you buy. Thatโs what made us want to collect them all, although at 1,430 yen each, we might have to pick just a few of our favorites.
Source: Donguri Kyowakoku
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