Tanabata Festival Decorations

Tanabata Festival Decorations

Colored Paper Decorations used for the Tanabata Star Festival which occurs on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month of the lunar calendar. A: Fold - out waffle pattern decoration. H: 5.5" W: 1.75" closed. Two piece cardboard center folds back to reveal tissue Paper gourd shaped decoration with bands of purple white fuschia green yellow and red. Held into place by metal tab. A cardboard tag hangs by thread at bottom yellow white and red on one side blue stripes and fuschia on the other. White thread tied through a hole in the top. A paper tag affixed to the inside says no. 72 10 yen. Top piece of cardboard is torn on one side. B: Fold - out waffle pattern decoration. H: 5.5" W: 1.75" closed. Two piece cardboard center folds back to reveal tissue Paper gourd shaped decoration with bands of purple white fuschia green yellow and red. Held into place by metal tab. A cardboard tag hangs by thread at bottom red with blue stripes on one side and the other is red striped with fuschia. White thread tied through a hole in the top. A paper tag affixed to the inside says no. 72 10 yen. C: Fold - out waffle pattern decoration: 3.5 X 5.5 closed triangular cardboard shaped folds back on itself to form a ball made of layers of tissue paper in red blue fuschia and yellow. Cardboard is held closed by a slit in one piece. the ball is suspended by cotton thread. Label says no. 72 10 Yen. D: Oblong cellophane package containing strips of colored tissue and foil paper 7" X 2" Front has green label with black kanji and a sticker with no. 72 20 Yen on front. The back is stiffened with gold foil covered cardboard featuring stars a moon a mochi pounding rabbit and bamboo. E: Cellophane package of five folding paper decorations 8.5 X 3.5" multi - colored decorations have silver cherry blossom fasteners and are hexagonally shaped. A piece of cardboard stiffens the back of the package. White label says no. 72 50 Yen. F: Cellophane package 8.5 X 4". of foil and tissue paper decorations cut into zigzag shapes in four colors gold green fuschia and silver. On the back two more zigzag decorations in purple and beige. Moon shaped foil covered cardboard has red design with children's faces. On the front is green label with green kanji. G: Cellophane package with folded tissue paper decorations 8 X 6" Silver foil back stiffener has red illustrations of stars and lanterns green label at front with black kanji smaller yellow label with printed kanji. The back has gold foil. H: Large cellophane package of a variety of foil and tissue paper decorations. 10 X 7.75" decorations include cranes lanterns balls stars gourds crescent moons zigzag lightening shapes as well as various sized origami paper. Green label has black kanji white label says No. 72 130 Yen. The package is tied with blue plastic ribbon.

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