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{{Short description|Provisions bag worn by samurai}}
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[[File:Kate-bukuro (provision bag).png|thumb|A Japanese Edo period wood block print of a {{transliteration|ja|kate-bukuro}} (provision bag)]] 
The {{nihongo3|provisions bag||'''kate-bukuro'''}} was a commonly-worn component of [[samurai]] attire during periods such as the [[Sengoku period]] (1467–1615) of [[Japan]]. A {{transliteration|ja|kate-bukuro}} was a provisions bag used by the samurai class and their retainers. For ordinary officers, these provisions bags were known as {{transliteration|ja|koshi-zuto}}. These types of bags were made of twisted paper strings within the style of fine basketwork, and measures around 1 {{transliteration|ja|[[Shaku (unit)|shaku]]}} to 9 {{transliteration|ja|[[cun (unit)|sun]]}} (around {{cvt|30|cm|in}}). These bags were then carried at the right side of the waist.

Another bag, carrying 3 or 4 {{transliteration|ja|[[Gō (unit of measurement)|gō]]}} of uncooked rice, was also considered advisable to carry. Baked rice was also regularly carried in cold weather, due to its emission of heat.

==See also==
* {{transliteration|ja|[[Kubi bukuro]]}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''The Samurai Sourcebook''

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Bukuro}}

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