Cohana Himeji Leather Pouch – Yellow
€52,45
Cohana Himeji Leather Pouch – Yellow
€52,45
Cohana Himeji Leather Pouch is made from Himeji white-tanned leather, a soft, leather processed using tannins extracted from plants instead of chemical-based tanning agents.
This process of “white tanning” results in a product with a distinctive cream-colored finish that takes dye readily.
Cohana’s partners at Yoshikawa Leather Studio specialize in white leatherworking and dye the Himeji Leather Pouches expertly in Cohana’s signature colors.
The bag, reminiscent of a plump flower bud, expands like a flower in bloom when the strings are loosened.
A wood button cut across the grain adds a craftsy touch to the drawstrings.
Diameter 8.5cm
Height 5cm
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Cohana Himeji Leather Pouch are part of Cross & Woods collection of Cohana
Cohana brand is high quality handmade tools made by the selective use of regional products and the best craftsmanship. All items are made and sourced in Japan.
The brand name ‘Cohana’ is derived from the goddess Konohanasakuya-hime from Japanese mythology.
Konohanasakuya-hime is beautiful like the blooming of cherry tree blossoms, and worshipped as a goddess of Mt. Fuji, the symbol of Japan, and symbolises prosperity.
Cohana uses traditional Japanese colors that reflect the changing of the seasons ;
The bright yellow color of daffodils. It is called ‘daffodil yellow’ in English, and ‘jonquille’ in French. It is said that the daffodil got its Japanese name (‘suisen’, literally meaning water sage) because its appearance of purity is like that of a sage.
The color of roses. In Japan, happy thoughts about good events are expressed as ‘a rose-colored future.’
Blue color with a hint of green. This pale indigo dye has a green hue and is often called ‘mizuasagi’.
The color of Asiatic dayflowers. The water taken up by the flower is called ‘aobana’, which we have used to draw rough sketches for dyeing. In the old days, Japanese people used to call this ‘tsukikusa’, and used it to dye clothing.
A bright grey with a hint of blue. The English equivalent is ‘sky gray’. The name of the color comes from the kimonos that fashionable young people of Kiba, Edo Fukagawa, and geishas started to wear during the Edo period. A chic color of the unique Japanese aesthetic quality, ‘iki’.
