{"product_id":"a-kaki-shibu-dyed-large-cotton-bag-sake-bottle-cover","title":"A Kaki Shibu Dyed Large Cotton Bag: Sake Bottle Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003emid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e32 1\/2\" x 13 1\/2\", 82.5 cm x 34 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis good sized bag is made of very nice, supple, thick cotton which has been commercially woven.  The bag itself is machine stitched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has also been dipped in \u003cem\u003ekaki shibu,\u003c\/em\u003e or green persimmon tannin, a traditional, Japanese dyestuff that helps strengthen the woven fibers of cloth and also provides a kind of waterproofing effect as well.  You can see that the dipping into the\u003cem\u003e kaki shibu\u003c\/em\u003e bath has left an uneven trace as folds of the cloth can be seen where the dye did not take.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cloth bag, said to be from Shimane prefecture and it was used to sheath large bottles of sake.  There are stenciled \u003cem\u003ekanji\u003c\/em\u003e on the surface of the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well, there are three mendings--two patched and one stitched--which have applied to the bag.  The tie which would have been secured around the neck of the sake bottle has fallen off the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA curious and lovely thing, and one that has many uses for the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelightful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53212218851615,"sku":"ekj1794056505881","price":28.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4304\/8991\/files\/a-kaki-shibu-dyed-large-cotton-bag-sake-bottle-cover_1.jpg?v=1794056513","url":"https:\/\/busstopfit.shop\/products\/a-kaki-shibu-dyed-large-cotton-bag-sake-bottle-cover","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}