The Lotus Atelier(工房蓮）
"The Lotus Atelier" as a 100+ year old family-run stamp shop, established in 1910 in Fukuoka, Japan, now on the third generation of family. The most interesting part of “Yura No In” is the rare material of which the stamps are made. “Yura No In” are made of “Hon-Tsuge(本柘” wood. In Japanese history, “Hon-Tsuge” is the most premium wood material available, reserved for the most formal stamps. “Hon-Tsuge” is composed a type of very rare tree that only grows in Kagoshima, Japan. The growth of the tree is very slow, usually taking about 40 years to become ready and strong enough for production. The fiber of the “Hon-Tsuge” tree is extrametly dense, which makes it ideal for long-lasting stamps.
