Vintage Kakishibu Treated Textile Sake Filter Bags
Vintage Kakishibu Treated Textile Sake Filter Bags
Vintage Japanese cotton bags which have been treated with kakishibu (the fermented juice of unripe persimmons) were traditionally used to filter sake. This style of bag is rarely used today, however these vintage cloth sleeves are wonderful for all types of fiber arts projects.
All are slightly different in size and tone of kakishibu
A / 11.5” x 30” hem is hand stitched at one end
B / 10” x 32” dark on one side and lighter on the other / stitch mended area on seam
C / 9” x 30” four available / darkish both sides
The Masumi Sake company describes their process of using the sake filter bags:
“After about 25 to 30 days, the mash so carefully fussed over by the brewery workers has reached the appropriate amount of alcohol, the aromas and flavors have fully developed, and the mash is ready to be filtered. We filter super-premium sake made for competition by pouring the mash into cloth bags, which we then drip into tanks.”