Small Komebukuro/Kinchaku

Patchwork  bags like this tend to all get labelled as komebukuro ( 'rice bag' for taking rice  or bean  offerings to temples)  but sometimes they were just handy kinchaku (drawstring bags). I'm not 100% sure  with this one.  It is hand stitched from sturdy   cotton  pieces that would have originally been for  work clothes or household textiles.  The brown fabric is a niko-niko kasuri a machine woven kasuri (ikat) that was popular for children's clothing around the 1930s.  The lining is plain rather shabby cotton.   The  cord and string loops around the top look original. It is 24cm high and the base is approx 15cm x 15cm.  Mid  20th century

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