{"product_id":"an-early-20th-century-komebukuro-unusual-kagasuri-pieces","title":"An Early 20th Century Komebukuro: Unusual Kagasuri Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003e**reduced from $90.00**\u003cbr\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003eas shown: 7\" x 7\" x 7\", 18 cm x 18 cm x 18 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lovely, small drawstring bag is hand sewn from about 20 pieces of Japanese cottons arranged on the bias. The cotton drawstring may not be original to the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kind of piece-constructed, drawstring bag is often referred to as a \u003ci\u003ekomebukuro\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKomebukuro\u003c\/i\u003e are bags that were used to bring token offerings of uncooked rice or beans to a temple or shrine festival, the piecing and patching often being thought-out and planned for festive effect.   \u003c\/p\u003e\nA marvelous bag, it is one that shows a really lovely and good range of old cottons--not to mention three very nice patches of unusual \u003cem\u003ekagusuri\u003c\/em\u003e, or mosquito \u003cem\u003ekasuri\u003c\/em\u003e, one of which is shown in detail as the last image accompanying this post.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful memento of old Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68195726065849,"sku":"hpa1794062907257","price":48.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/3089\/4265\/files\/an-early-20th-century-komebukuro-unusual-kagasuri-pieces_1.jpg?v=1794062923","url":"https:\/\/denimfadevintagefit.shop\/products\/an-early-20th-century-komebukuro-unusual-kagasuri-pieces","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}