 Furin with Tanzaku Hand blown glass from Japanese white sand, handmade Kozo paper, Sun printed cyanotype, hemp cord, 5&quot; diameter with 7&quot;x3&quot; paper, $125 The vibrating body of a furin emits sounds of different frequencies because of its complicated shapes. If they are overlapped they produce fluctuations. The tanzaku (wishing paper) flaps erratically in the wind. Being stimulated by these overlapping and erratic sounds along with fluctuations, people feel comfortable with the sound of the furin, since our bodies have the rhythm of such fluctuations, which relates to the rhythm of life in nature. Furin originated from a Chinese tool called a “Senfutaku” which was hung in a bamboo forest and used to tell if things would be good or bad from the direction of the wind and the sound that it made. They came to Japan from China with Buddhism and were hung on the four corners of temples to ward off evil spirits. Now they can be found all over Japan. I was completely delighted by them tinkling overhead in bus and train stations delightfully moving in the wind or with a light mist. Please use your breath or the fan to create a musical composition with the furin. *Thank you to Jason Murphy at Lumel Studio who worked with me to create the glass blown globes of the furin