Handmade Japanese-Style Shifuku Pouch

A handmade Japanese-style shifuku pouch (しふく / cover pouch), made of a brown-and-beige woven fabric with a geometric family-crest pattern and closed with a fresh-green (wakakusa) cord. It is a small tea-ceremony size, able to protect a small tea caddy (natsume / small chaire) or serve as a pouch for jewelry and small personal items. The pouch is rounded with good volume, and when drawn closed it forms natural pleats, looking handsome both on display and in use.

Price NT$ 850 ≈ US$ 27(Approximate amount; actual prices are in New Taiwan Dollars)
Dimensions
L 9 × W 9 × H 7.5 cm
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Features

Layered Japanese weaving: a repeating pattern of family crests within a check, understated and easy to live with, at home in Japanese or Western settings.

A small pouch, 9 × 7.5 cm, sized for a natsume-shaped chaire, an incense container, prayer beads or jewellery.

Handmade with a round base that stands up: the pouch stands on its own and keeps its shape rather than collapsing.

An easy drawstring: a fresh green accent, smooth to pull and holding well.

Flexible in use: beyond the tea ceremony it can hold earrings, rings, prayer beads or amulets, or serve as gift wrapping.

Protective storage: the soft fabric wraps the object and reduces scratches and knocks.

Easy to carry: light and small, it can be taken to an outdoor tea gathering or on a journey.

Good on display: with a wooden tray, tatami or a tea cloth it gives photographs a sense of ceremony.

Easy to clean: the fabric is hard-wearing, and everyday dust can simply be brushed off.

Good for beginners: a practical entry piece among tea utensils, and equally suitable as a reusable gift bag.

Specifications

Dimensions L 9 × W 9 × H 7.5 cm