A wide wood-mounted rubber stamp of two sea otters floating and holding paws, with gentle water lines drawn beneath them. Short white strokes through the dark fur give the bodies texture, while the faces stay open and simple, so the pair reads clearly in one impression.
The horizontal shape suits the bottom of a card, a journal spread, an envelope, or a bookmark. It is an easy fit for anniversary and friendship cards, and stamping it in brown or blue-grey ink keeps the fur and water looking natural.
Designed by Kodomo no Kao, a Japanese stamp maker with a long history of illustrated wood-mounted rubber stamps for journaling and correspondence. Their designs are a mainstay of Japanese stationery shops and are collected worldwide for their hand-drawn character work.
