Mui-Ling Teh

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Bottled Miniature Origami Orange Fox - $17.10
 

The label shown says "fox" in Japanese, but I can also substitute is with something else.

Bottled Miniature Origami Orange Koi Fish - $17.10
 

 (The tone of orange and patterns in the paper vary)

In Japanese, the word "koi" means carp, which also means "love". Therefore the Japanese koi fish are symbolic of love and friendship in Japan. The kanji character on the left one refers to the carp; the one on the right says love.

Bottled Miniature Origami Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
$17.10 each ($22.10 with string)

Each animal can be bought with or without string. The labels at the bottom are the animal names written in Japanese kanji (some of which maybe different from Chinese). But like any other bottle, you can personalize them as you wish (e.g. "Happy Easter!")

You can see some other example labels here.

Each person's associated animal is dependant on their year of birth, and the cycle repeats every twelve years:

 

Rat	Cow	Tiger
Rabbit	Dragon	Snake
Horse	Lamb (Japanese calendar) /Goat (Chinese calendar)	Monkey New design available; see below
Rooster	Dog	Pig

Bottled Miniature Origami Dog 'Lucky 8' -  $17.10
 

Labels in any of the bottles can be substituted for another. In honour of the 2018 year of the dog, I felt inspired to substitute the 犬 label in my dog bottle with Lucky 八

八 "Hachi" means 8 in Japanese. The same character is also used in Chinese. This idea was inspired by a true story about a dog named Hachiko, and the fact that 8 is a lucky number in Japanese and Chinese culture; while Lucky is a common dog's name in western culture. Learn more here

Bottled Miniature Origami Monkey
Version 2  -  $17.10
 

Coloured Animals  -  $19.10
 

Miniature origami animals can be made in any colour desired upon request.

Animals folded with nicer colourful paper, or that need to be custom coloured by hand may cost extra

Miniature Gold Origami Pig  -  $22.10
 

The  year of the pig, often referred to as the golden pig, is an auspicious year.

Since pigs are jolly and fat they symbolize joy and good fortune

The origami pig above was created during the 2019 Year of the Pig.

Miniature Origami Pisces - $30.10
(With coloured paper, black label and necklace string)

 

This was a custom piece that I made by request for a customer

The label at the bottom says "Isshō no tomodachi" (一生の友達) meaning "Lifetime Friends" (a Japanese way of saying "Friends Forever")

Similar models can be made by request. Prices will vary.

Miniature Origami Nine-Tailed Fox 'Kyuubi no Kitsune' (九尾の狐)

White - $35
Orange - $37
 

 

This is an adaptation I came up with, using the ordinary origami fox as a base. labels that say "kyuubi" (九尾 - nine tails) and "kyuubi no kitsune" (九尾の狐 - nine-tailed fox).

The origami kyuubi has an open mouth, however I can also keep it closed like the ordinary fox if desired.

See some of the labels I have here

 

 

 

 

Miniature origami bear and paper crane with black label - $50
 

 

I donated this for an auction to help the victims of the the earthquake disaster in Kumamoto, Japan.
Since then I have refolded this item a few times with different labels upon request.

Learn more about the piece above here

 

 

 

 

'More Precious Than Money'
Miniature Origami Piggy Bank with 2019 Calendar - $55

My most valuable possession exists in my memory
Every second matters, time is more precious than money

In 2018 I worked like a dog, sometimes up to 80 hours a week; I was very stressed. Into the following year of the pig, I created this piece with the goal of buying back lost time. Instead of money, pages of a calendar fill this miniature origami piggy bank; for time is more precious than money. Little did I expect this artwork would become a reality later that year.

In the summer of 2019, I participated in an artist in residence program and exhibition in the United Kingdom. On top of investing in the program and the air fare, I took a long sabbatical from work to fulfill this experience; and it was well worth living the most amazing 3 weeks of my entire life.

The following year the world was struck by COVID-19, making me even more grateful I took up this opportunity when I did.

 

 

 

 

Tiger in a Sheep's Skin - $60
 

Inspired by Laga Gaga, who is an Aries born in the year of the tiger
Incidentally she was a bullied sheep during her childhood who grew up a powerful tiger

Learn more about this piece here

 

 

 

Each miniature origami in a bottle come with a label that can be substituted as desired.

See available labels here

 

  If you are interested in other origami animals feel free to make a request

 

 

 

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