Old rice bag. Showa retro rice bag, Osaibei bag, drawstring bag, handmade This item has been stored at home for a long time. Purple, blue, gray, and beige fabrics are sewn together. Fine old fabrics are sewn together like patchwork. Hand-sewn. Size: Approximately 38cm wide x 28cm deep Rice bag The "Osaibei bag" is a bag used to carry rice offered at lectures held at temples. Depending on the region, it is also called Busshobukuro, Mitamabukuro, or Bukumai-bukuro. All of them are made by patiently sewing together small scraps of fabric. It is said to be a practice of the Buddhist teachings, "To cherish everything as long as there is life, even the smallest scraps." There are stains as it is from that time. #ShowaRetro #RiceBag #Handmade Showa Retro