Round coin purse made of blue and gold woven fabric, a specialty of Atsumi-ori. Unused item, stored at home for a long time. I am selling it because I don't use it. - Material: Woven fabric - Accessories: With box - Features: Specialty of Atsumi-ori Ancient Weave Atsumi Onsen Specialty Kofu (Linen Fabric) Nationally Designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property Kofu, which has been passed down in the Sekikawa settlement of Atsumi Town, Yamagata Prefecture, for a thousand years, has the longest history among existing fibers. Records of it can be found in the "Engishiki" (905 AD), written in the Heian period, and also in the early Kamakura period's "Uji Shui." The linen fabric is now only woven in the Sekikawa settlement near Atsumi Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture. In a snow-covered mountain valley settlement, the women of the village continue to weave it with love on old izari looms that have been used for hundreds of years. We hope you will use it. How Kofu (Linen Fabric) is Made 1. Around June, during the rainy season, cut down a Kofu tree that is six to eight years old. 2. Peel off the outer bark (oni-kawa) and the inner bark (ama-kawa). 3. Dry the inner bark in the shade, with the east side facing up. 4. Around August, boil it in wood ash lye for two or three days to soften it. (Remove the resin) 5. Wash away the dirt from the softened material in a clear stream. 6. Soak it in rice bran for a day or two. 7. Wash off the rice bran and dry it in the shade until late autumn. 8. Start making thread around mid-November (Kofu splitting). 9. Pile up the finely split Kofu (thread joining). At that time, high-quality warp threads are used as warp. 10. Twist the thread. (Warp threads are strong, weft threads are weak) 11. It is difficult to weave without a certain amount of humidity, so choose the cold period around February and weave it on an izari loom by the end of March while there is still snow. Awarded by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in May 1981. (Regarding "Benki," it is detailed in the "Record of Intangible Folk Cultural Properties, 20th Collection" published by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Established over 300 years ago Speaking of the history and culture of Shonai Atsumi Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture Bankokuya TEL <0235> 43-3333 Thank you for viewing. Compact