Kobukusa
A ko-buku-sa, 古帛紗, old-cloth-gauze, is a small ‘square’ of fine silk fabric used to support a cha-wan, 茶碗, tea-bowl, cha-ire, 茶入, tea-receptacle, or cha- shaku, 茶杓, tea-scoop, or other prized object. The dimensions of each of the kobukusa presented here are 5 x 5.3 sun kane-jaku or 4 x 4.24 sun kujira-jaku, unless otherwise noted.
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Enlarged detail of ko-buku-sa, 古帛紗, old-cloth-gauze, ‘gray’ silk “Rikyū̄ Kantō”.
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