A wide wood-mounted rubber stamp showing a huddle of nine penguin chicks pressed together, drawn in fine outline with cross-hatched faces and soft, fluffy bodies. The fine line work keeps every chick distinct, so the print reads clearly even at small sizes.
The long horizontal shape works well across the top of a journal page, on letters and envelopes, gift tags, bookmarks, and winter cards. Pair it with a cool blue ink for an icy scene, or stamp it in black and add color by hand.
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.
