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Japanese Craft Tape Basket
$199
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Scroll downThis intricately made basket bag was handwoven in Iwate, Japan. Using a special craft tape to construct it in playful colours and designed with an easy-to-hold handle, it's the perfect way to carry your everyday items. Take it to the market, on your daily commute or to a picnic in the park.
Details
Size: 35cm x 15cm 23cm
Made from natural materials woven together
Please be aware this basket is not waterproof, we recommend avoiding all contact with water to preserve the bag
Hand woven bag
Made in Iwate, Japan
About
Matsunoya has been curating sundries crafted by hand by artisans all over Japan and Asia since 1945. Working closely with skilled makers and small family-run workshops, they source items that offer everyday functionality but also celebrate the craftsmanship, time, and energy that went into making them.
With a small store in Tokyo where brooms, buckets, baskets, and dustpans spill out onto the pathway, it's hard not to find a place for each and every item in the home. Deeply functional, slow-made, and made from sustainable materials, what more could you want?
Iwate Prefecture is renowned for its centuries-old tradition of handcrafted baskets and weaving. Using locally harvested materials, skilled artisans shape each piece entirely by hand. These baskets were used as market bags, storage containers, or for agricultural needs. They are durable and a testament to the craft.
Origin
Japan
Iwate is a large prefecture on the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan's main island. The southern city of Hiraizumi contains a rich architectural legacy from its period as a political center in the 11th and 12th centuries, including Chūson-ji Temple and the adjacent Mōtsū-ji Temple.