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Long Wallet with Coin Case

Leather

Craft Company: Brooklyn Museum

ORIGIN: Tokyo
SIZE: W188 × H100mm
MATERIAL: Cowhide

Together through time

Persimmon juice dyeing is a traditional Japanese dyeing technique. Brushing the dye on the leather gives it a wood-like appearance. Carefully sewn by the craftsman it becomes a wallet with elegance. Aged through time and cherished, the wallet and its owner share a life long journey together.