Kobo-Ren – Inaho (Rice Stalk) – Exclusive Stamp

pre-order closes October 8, 2026 – 19:00 CET. We are happy to open this exclusive pre-order for you; so you can grab your Kobo Ren stamps. Akino-san has selected some of Kobo Ren’s most popular stamps for you.

“The Lotus Atelier” is a 100+-year-old family-run stamp shop, established in 1910 in Fukuoka, Japan, now on the third generation of the family. Since 2018 Akino-san has been working alone on these stamps, and she continued her shop as ‘Kobo Ren’. Please read our Stationery Selection blog here to find out more about the long history and craft(wo)manship behind this amazing Japanese stamp brand; also how it is different than other kinds of stamps and how to use and care for this collectible item.

Inaho – or rice stalk. This connects beautifully with the Japanese proverb: 実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かな – Minoru hodo kōbe o tareru inaho kana. “The more the rice ripens, the more it bows its head.” It’s used as a metaphor for humility. The more accomplished or knowledgeable someone becomes, the more humble they should be.

11mm x 11mm

made in Japan