"Hariko" Hanging Mobile

Japanese hanging mobile - handmade using the hariko technique. Consisting of five brightly coloured elements (such as a bird, a carrot, a flower) connected by a red cord, this joyful object is perfect for a child's room (or any adult that needs cheering up!). This mobile comes packaged in a cardboard box. dimensions (when hanging) height: 72cm width: 11cm weight: 33g Hanging mobile. Hariko and cord. Handmade in Japan. See our full range of contemporary and vintage Japanese hariko figures. In Japanese, hariko means paper craft. It is said that this papier-mâché technique came down from China in around the Muromachi period. It spread around Japan and is commonly used for folk toys and figurines.