Japanese Tote Bag Purse Chirimen Silk Purple Crane Kimono Fabric Kyoto

This purse is made from kimono fabric. The fabric is new, made from left over fabric from kimono creation. This bag snap closure inside. It has a split design made with chirimen silk with purple for the sides and handle and a floral, crane, bamboo design with gold accents for the center. It is lined in beige. The bag measures 8" x 10" plus the handles. I have added a removable matching cord shoulder strap that clips on and a purse charm of a purple tassel with beads. When last in Kyoto a shop was closing not too far from Nishiki market. The person who made the purses has long retired and they were selling off what was left. I picked up several purses (more than 50 actually- oops) because the craftmanship was incredible (check out my shop if you want to see more!). The pictures don't do it justice. I brought back lots of items from Japan on my last trip (two checked bags each for free x 3 people... it was something) and I have lots more kimonos, kanzashi, obis (I have a couple of orange ones that go great with this kimono!), and purses/bags that I'll be listing as I get to them. Feel free to let me know what you are looking for and I'm happy to help if I can.