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Tsuzura clothes box with lid, Koka City Collection, Minakuchi Handicraft

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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

A tsuzura basket is a basket for putting clothes in that is woven from a type of vine called aotsuzura (Cissus disolor). Like in the Japanese fairytale. The Tongueless Sparrow where the protagonist had to choose between a light and a heavy tsuzura basket, this type of basket was once a daily necessity. The name tsuzura first appeared in Munakuchijuku in the land ledger Tsuzuramachi devised in 1602. It is likely that tsuzura baskets were already being produced around that time.

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  • Title: Tsuzura clothes box with lid, Koka City Collection, Minakuchi Handicraft
  • Physical Dimensions: 22.5×31.0×22.5cm
  • Subject Keywords: Minakuchi handicraft, Shiga Prefecture
  • Rights: Photo: © Demizu Noriaki, Koka City Collection
Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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