Antique and Vintage Bags

Drawstring bags hand stitched from leftover cloth were a staple of Japanese life, whether they were used for storage, for everyday errands, for transport or, in some cases, for offerings of rice to temples at festival times, these ritual offering bags being called komebukuro. Here we offer antique and vintage Japanese bags of all sizes and shapes, from fancy, like komebukuro, to utilitarian.

A Good-Sized Komebukuro: Piece Constructed "Rice Bag"

early to mid twentieth century12 1/2" x 10" x 10", 32 cm ... (more)

A Well-Worn Tsunobukuro: Rustic Bast Fiber Cloth Horn Bag

early twentieth century27" x 13", 68.5 cm x 33 cm This is... (more)

A Deerskin Bag from the Edo Period: dated Ansei 6 or 1860

dated 186020" x 7 3/4", 51 cm x 19.5 cm This is a bag tha... (more)

An Oversized Drawstring Bag: Pieced Old Cottons and Mending

early twentieth centuryas shown: 16" x 16" x 16", 40.5 cm... (more)