Kurume Kasuri Rectangular Cotton Pouch, Chess Board
£17.00

A pocket-sized, zippered cotton pouch perfect for carrying currency, bank or identification cards, small cosmetic goods, ear plugs/phones, jewellery and more. Features a black and white woven checker board pattern made using the traditional ‘Kasuri’ process, from the word kasureru, meaning ‘blurring’. Kasuri is an iteration of an ancient technique, where patterns are dyed into threads before weaving rather than printed onto the finished product. The result is a characteristic 'blurry' or bleeding look to patterns of this make. Kurume-kasuri is a form of this process specifically from Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The technique is recognised as an important, intangible folk cultural property of Japan and requires over thirty painstaking, handmade steps to achieve the final product. Take care around moisture and friction, as colour transfer of dyes may occur. Measures 11cm in width with a height of 7cm.