{"product_id":"a-large-repaired-sake-bottle-bag-kaki-shibu-dipped","title":"A Large Repaired Sake Bottle Bag: Kaki Shibu Dipped","description":"\u003cp\u003emid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e32\" x 13\", 81.25 cm x 33 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 lovely mendings which have applied to the bag, which can be seen on the accompanying detail photographs.  Note as well a tie which would have been secured around the neck of the sake bottle.\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":53212243919135,"sku":"zob1794057018282","price":24.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/4304\/8991\/files\/a-large-repaired-sake-bottle-bag-kaki-shibu-dipped_1.jpg?v=1794057032","url":"https:\/\/busstopfit.shop\/products\/a-large-repaired-sake-bottle-bag-kaki-shibu-dipped","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}