Friday, December 17, 2010

Saki sacks

Another example of Japanese Boro are these three Saki sacks. The patches are stitched with a very heavy twine so they stand up from the surface.
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  1. Jim AustinDecember 17, 2010 at 4:00 PM

    These sacks are called sakabukuro in Japanese. If you wish to read about their history, see mid-way down the page at:

    http://www.kimonoboy.com/short_history.html

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  2. kathleencDecember 21, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    Thank you Jim. I was just going to ask Barbara about this.

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