Komebukuro - hemp katazome patchwork bag stripe which would be presented as

which would be presented as offerings to temples during important religious ceremonies or holidays

Would make for a wonderful statement piece framed or displayed as is

It may be possible to remove these discolorations with a light quilt soap

The jacket is made from a wonderful assortment of indigo dyed cottons which have been layered and held together with hundreds of sashiko stitches to reinforce

Komebukuro - hemp katazome patchwork bag stripe which would be presented asRustic piecework komebukuro with indigo katazome on hemp. These drawstring bags were typically used to carry offerings of rice to Japanese temples or shrines. The word literally means rice (kome) bag (bukuro). Early 1900's