{"product_id":"a-mended-sakabukuro-sake-making-filter","title":"A Mended Sakabukuro: Sake Making Filter","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e30\" x 8 3\/4\", 76 cm x 22 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 kaki shibu \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 nice example of a\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esakabukuro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand it shows beautiful mending in the form of nicely a placed patches and charming stitched repairs. Front and back are equally interesting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a handsome \u003ci\u003esakabukuro\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewith appealing mending.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45540912103610,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Saakaa5.jpg?v=1769471578","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-mended-sakabukuro-sake-making-filter","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}