Kurume Kasuri Round Coin Purse, Chess Board

A little round "gamaguchi" or coin purse with a pinch-to-open metal clasp and metal frame. Perfect for carrying your spare coins or other small items. 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 9cm in diameter.