{"product_id":"a-beautifully-mended-sakabukuro-patches","title":"A Beautifully Mended Sakabukuro: Patches","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e28 1\/2\" x 9\", 72.5 cm x 23 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSakabukuro\u003c\/i\u003e, or sake straining bags, are beautiful textiles. Made of cotton which is saturated with green persimmon tannin, or\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekaki shibu\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethis utilitarian textile was used in sake making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrude sake, or sake lees, was placed in this bag and pressure was applied to squeeze out and filter the liquid. Repeated use required repeated mending and we see the wonderful stitches applied for this purpose.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a particularly nice and highly unusual example of a\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esakabukuro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas it shows beautiful mending in the form of unintentionally and artfully arranged patches on its two sides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoreover, this \u003cem\u003esakabukuro\u003c\/em\u003e carries with it a distinguished provenance as it was exhibited in three museum exhibitions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Boro: The Fabric of Life,” June 7 – September 15, 2013, Domaine de Boisbuchet, Lessac, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Japão a Cru, Boro: O Tecido da Vida,” September 10, 2014 – February 8, 2015, Museu do Design e da Moda, Lisbon, Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Boro: Stoffe des Lebens,” 28 March – August 2, 2015, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne, Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a handsome \u003ci\u003esakabukuro\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewith appealing repairs and, more than that, it is an unusual example of this genre of utilitarian cloth, and one that has been set apart to be shown in edified situations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46190279295162,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Sakabukuro5345.jpg?v=1784921858","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-beautifully-mended-sakabukuro-patches","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}