Kinkame - Japanese Silk Thread Collection - Spring Colors Box

きぬいとたまてばこ - kinuito-tamatebako (silk thread skeins in handmade paper box)

春色 - Spring Colors

This delightful handmade paper box is colored with kakishibu (persimmon) lacquer in a light shade of sandy brown representing Spring. The box contains 12 different fine gauge silk threads and a foldout information card that discusses the beauty of the season and the thread groupings, as noted below:

おがわ　 　 Bubbling Stream - sky blue (204), water blue (209), pale yellow (161)
さくらさくら Cherry Blossoms - pale pink (3), pink (188), burgundy (198)
はごろも　　 Spring Breeze - peach (162), pale green (84), lavender (11)
わかなつみ　 Seedlings - sage green (6), pine green (112), pale green (9)

100% silk hand sewing thread on 12 thread cards.
Each card holds 80 meters of thread.