Bamboo Bag / Uroko (Scale Weave)

Product Description

Product Story

General Product Information

These cool bamboo bags are handmade one by one by craftsmen.
It is made of a combination of white bamboo and tiger bamboo and finished with a scaly weave. The handle is made of root bend bamboo. The inside bag is not fixed, so it can be replaced according to fashion.
It can be used in both Japanese and Western clothing for a variety of occasions.

Characteristics of Bamboo
Bamboo is a material with strong strength and elasticity, and has excellent bending and compression strength, making it resistant to deformation and long-lasting.
As it is used for a long time, bamboo also changes its color and becomes a vivid candy color, so you can use it while enjoying the changes over time!

 Product History

When did these crafts start to craft?：800 years ago / 1200AD / Kamakura period in Japan

During the Heian period (794-1185), bamboo was widely used for building materials, weapons for hunting, and tools for farming and fishing. In the Edo period (1603-1868), bamboo craftsmen worked hard to deliver their works to the shoguns (Conqueror of Japan). Later, craftsmen who made vases for flower arrangement and ladles for the tea ceremony came to live in Kyoto, and the bamboo crafts in Kyoto flourished.

Craftsman Story

Craftsman Profile

Nishikawa
Founded in Kyoto in 1831. The company has been in business for 193 years.
During the second generation, the company devised and popularized the "go-noren" (bamboo blind), which had been used only by the imperial court and warrior class, so that it could be used by the general public.
Bamboo crafts in Kyoto, which until then consisted mostly of daily utensils such as colanders, were introduced to the culture of the tea ceremony and flower arrangement, and together with "SUDARE," laid the foundation for the present Kyoto bamboo crafts.

Craftsman Passion

"Bamboo in Everyday Life"
Bamboo blends into our daily life and gives us a sense of color. We continue to create bamboo crafts to convey the charm of bamboo that you may have never encountered before and the infinite possibilities of bamboo.
We want people from all over the world to hold our products in their hands and experience the charm of bamboo firsthand.
 

Your Contribution to Craftsman

Customer Voice

Due to the market structure (link for full articles are attached bottom), craftsman have not known who the customer is and how customer reacts to their work. We made a “Message to Craftsman” box at purchase page. We will deliver all message to every craftsman. Our review will be also shared to craftsman so please leave your comment and evaluation on review section!

Income for Craftsman: Craftsman get only less than 10% of selling price?

As written above, craftsman have not controlled last phase of sales channel that resulting in selling price is set by third-party without craftsman’s recognition. There are some cases that only less than 10% of selling price is given to craftsman. We promise with our customer / craftsman that we offer the fair trade with craftsmen in our contract!

We made an article about above problem and our challenge. Please have a read from below link
Current state of the Crafts Market / Benefits brought by Suigenkyo

Measurement

Width：24cm
Depth：15cm
Height：27cm
Weight : 230

Material & Caution

Materials

Bamboo

 

Caution

Individual Difference

Each piece is handmade, so there are individual differences even in the same series. We hope that you will understand the change by handmade.

Delivery Date

Please note that it will take about a month for delivery if we do not have the item in stock.