{"product_id":"a-large-komebukuro-piece-constructed-cotton-drawstring-bag","title":"A Large Komebukuro: Piece Constructed Cotton Drawstring Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e14\" x 13\" x 13\", 35.5 cm x 33 cm x 33 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a large or oversized hand stitched drawstring bag, sometimes referred to as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekomebukuro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor \"rice bag\" since similar, smaller types were used to carry offerings of dried rice or beans to temple or shrine festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular piece was probably not a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekomebukuro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut more than likely it is  a bag intended to have been used every day for practical purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is composed of about 15 or so individual pieces of cotton cloth in patterns of stripe and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/kasuri\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ekasuri. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hefty drawstring is slipped through a series of loops of string, a few of which are missing but do not impact the closure of the bag. The hefty, twined cotton drawstring seems original to the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully unusual thing for its good size, for its age and for the wonderful combination of cottons used to create this bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45864933884090,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/RiceBag45.jpg?v=1779402300","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-large-komebukuro-piece-constructed-cotton-drawstring-bag","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}