
Item | Cotton Hand Repaired Sakabukuro Sake Bag Hand loomed, Hand Made, (See our Japanese Textile History Page to Read About Sakabukuro) In large kanji letters "Otsubo", probably person's or company's name. |
Age |
Early to Mid 1900s
Found at an old sake distillery. |
Fabric | Cotton fabric
saturated with kakishibu. Somewhat stiff because of several kakishibu immersions. |
Size |
11 X 28 inches 30 X 83 cm Heavy Weight, Thick Fabric |
Condition |
Boro Condition, many hand sewn repairs.
1 small hole, see photos. |
Comment | Fabulous example of the effort in which the Japanese sake brewers took to extend the life of each precious sake bag. Labor was obviously less expensive than purchasing a new bag. These sakaburo have been repaired many times. |