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Tobacco pouch with elegant metallic ornaments

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

Gorofukuren is the name given to a type of imported thin and rough fabric woven from wool and hemp or cotton. The metallic ornament on the pouch is fashioned after a plaything called buriburi. The same-cloth pipe case is believed to predate the cylindrical case. The front piece (maesashi) is placed over the kimono sash.

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  • Title: Tobacco pouch with elegant metallic ornaments
  • Subject Keywords: Edo-fukuromono, Fukuromono, Tokyo
  • Rights: © Kikakudou Collection
Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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