Rounded basket one handle / Brown Akebi vine / Nagano-JPN 311212-1長野県/あけび　一本手　丸バスケット

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<p>This is a basket with handles woven from Akebi vines in brown color.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5975.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="798" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5975.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6642"></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">You can use it like a basket bag over your arm.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5986.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="798" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5986.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6643"></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">When going camping or picnicking, you can put lunch boxes, drinks, and food in it and load it directly into the car.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5998.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="798" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5998.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6644"></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Would be useful for everyday shopping as well.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_6062.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="798" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_6062.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6645"></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The rounded shape gives it a charming and well-formed beauty.</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Akebi vines have retained their original texture as they grew wild in the mountains.<br>The natural gradation of colors and soothing hues will never get old no matter how much you look at them. <br>They make us feel calm and relaxed.</p>
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<p>Ideal as a going-out or shopping basket, or even just left in a room, <br>it makes a stunning interior design with a sense of presence.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="795" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_2011-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34155"></figure>
<p>It is a stable basket that will surely stay with you for decades to come.</p>
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<p><strong>–Akebi vine work in northern Nagano Prefecture–</strong></p>
<p>More than 300 years ago, people in Nagano Pref. have made baskets, toys, and other daily utensils.</p>
<p>There are 2 types of Akebi vine work produced in northern Nagano Pref.<br>The one is “Brown Akebi vine”, just as they are in nature.</p>
<p>The other is “Gray Akebi vine”, <br>which is soaked in hot spring water for about a week, <br>then soaked in a river for about a month to ferment, the outer skin is then peeled off.</p>
<p>For both types of vines, only high-quality materials are carefully selected, <br>and they continue to produce baskets in a variety of shapes using advanced weaving techniques.</p>

This is a basket with handles woven from Akebi vines in brown color.

The rim is triple-layered, making it a very solid structure.
The handle is finished by wrapping Akebi vine around a rattan core.
You can use it like a basket bag over your arm.
When going camping or picnicking, you can put lunch boxes, drinks, and food in it and load it directly into the car.
Would be useful for everyday shopping as well.
The rounded shape gives it a charming and well-formed beauty.

Akebi vines have retained their original texture as they grew wild in the mountains.
The natural gradation of colors and soothing hues will never get old no matter how much you look at them.
They make us feel calm and relaxed.

Ideal as a going-out or shopping basket, or even just left in a room,
it makes a stunning interior design with a sense of presence.

It is a stable basket that will surely stay with you for decades to come.

–Akebi vine work in northern Nagano Prefecture–

More than 300 years ago, people in Nagano Pref. have made baskets, toys, and other daily utensils.

There are 2 types of Akebi vine work produced in northern Nagano Pref.
The one is “Brown Akebi vine”, just as they are in nature.

The other is “Gray Akebi vine”,
which is soaked in hot spring water for about a week,
then soaked in a river for about a month to ferment, the outer skin is then peeled off.

For both types of vines, only high-quality materials are carefully selected,
and they continue to produce baskets in a variety of shapes using advanced weaving techniques.

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<p>This is a basket with handles woven from Akebi vines in brown color.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/38c368345ac9ae8521126e3a83195e82.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6630"></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/b1e9b556958a6f454d300d509d188668.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/b1e9b556958a6f454d300d509d188668.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6636"></a></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/eea1b6c73efcf992b3088a9a11fbe68b-1.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/eea1b6c73efcf992b3088a9a11fbe68b-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6641"></a></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5975.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="798" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5975.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6642"></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">You can use it like a basket bag over your arm.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5986.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="798" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5986.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6643"></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">When going camping or picnicking, you can put lunch boxes, drinks, and food in it and load it directly into the car.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5998.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="798" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_5998.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6644"></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Would be useful for everyday shopping as well.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><a href="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_6062.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="798" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_6062.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6645"></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The rounded shape gives it a charming and well-formed beauty.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="795" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_1987-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34154"></figure>
<p>Akebi vines have retained their original texture as they grew wild in the mountains.<br>The natural gradation of colors and soothing hues will never get old no matter how much you look at them. <br>They make us feel calm and relaxed.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/40200b568812d67c973959d8617b1e23.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6646"></figure>
<p>Ideal as a going-out or shopping basket, or even just left in a room, <br>it makes a stunning interior design with a sense of presence.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="795" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/DSC_2011-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-34155"></figure>
<p>It is a stable basket that will surely stay with you for decades to come.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-style-default"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" src="https://ichikawa.ssjp.info/assets/uploads/aa3a5304b4eaa642fe0999958e059210.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6647"></figure>
<p><strong>–Akebi vine work in northern Nagano Prefecture–</strong></p>
<p>More than 300 years ago, people in Nagano Pref. have made baskets, toys, and other daily utensils.</p>
<p>There are 2 types of Akebi vine work produced in northern Nagano Pref.<br>The one is “Brown Akebi vine”, just as they are in nature.</p>
<p>The other is “Gray Akebi vine”, <br>which is soaked in hot spring water for about a week, <br>then soaked in a river for about a month to ferment, the outer skin is then peeled off.</p>
<p>For both types of vines, only high-quality materials are carefully selected, <br>and they continue to produce baskets in a variety of shapes using advanced weaving techniques.</p>