★ NOS midcentury - Vintage japanese silk coin purse - kiss lock clasp and metal frame - Sarasa Yuzen Kowatari - KIKUGARAKUSA GAMAGUCHI ★
GAMAGUCHI - frame purse, which looks as mouth of a toad. "Gamagaeru" means toad and "kuchi" means mouth. In Japan, frogs are said to be lucky symbols.
KIKUGARAKUSA is arabesque pattern of chrysanthemum flowers and their stems curling around the fabric, which symbolizes eternity and family legacy.
YUZEN - Japanese resist dyeing technique where dyes are applied inside outlines of dyed or undyed rice-paste resist, which may be drawn freehand or stencilled; the paste keeps the dye areas separated.
SARASA GAMAGUCHI Japanese Kiss Lock Coin Purse Orange Silk Kikugarakusa Kowatari
★ SHOWA RETRO - 1950s ★
★ MATERIAL : 100% SILK + METAL FRAME - ORIGINAL BOX ★
★ DIMENSIONS: 14.2 cm x 11.8 cm x 2 cm ★
★ ORANGE - CREAM - DARK GREEN - MOSS - BROWN - OFF WHITE - NAVY BLUE ★
★ NEW OLD STOCK ★
★NESTED IN ORIGINAL BOX ★
★ MADE IN JAPAN ★