FUTABAEN: Pendant

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Futabaen: Small Pendant

Mei has always had pendants, however, we now have in stock a smaller size pendant, one that is more cute in size compared to the older pendant (approximately half the size of the old one).

Futabaen has a variety of products which use the combination of acrylic and silk. Acrylic is used instead of glass because of its superior properties, such as higher impact resistance and a density which is half that of glass. This allows the creation of products which are light and highly resistant to impact.

All Futabaen products are hand made by craftsman with over 50 years of experience. Their craftsmen used a unique method to incorporate dyed cloth into the acrylic. The silk cloth that is used with their products is uniquely dyed by hand by our master-craftsmen.

The method in dying is the same that is used in dying traditional kimono, which dates back to the Muromachi period (1336-1573) and was widely dyed during the Edo period (1603-1867) when samurai used it as part of their formal costume. At first, it was only used by the samurai but by the middle of the Edo period, the design has spread to the merchant class.