Paper sword sheaths

Mid 20th-century paper sword sheath, or katanabukuro, which is a protective case for the scabbard, often made of cloth. Both the shell and lining are wrinkled paper (momigami), the paper is dyed with walnut dye, adorned with a chrysanthemum motif created using the takuhon embossing technique and was made in Shiroishi by Fumiko Satō or one of her family members. This is in the collection of Satō Kamiko Workshop