Furoshiki
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Furoshiki are traditional Japanese wrapping cloths traditionally used to wrap and/or transport goods. Consideration is placed on the aesthetics of furoshiki, which may feature hemmed edges, thicker an
Modern furoshiki are popular as an environmentally-friendly alternative to wrapping paper.
Two homemade bento boxes with furoshiki wrappings
Fukusa
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Fukusa are a type of Japanese textile used for gift-wrapping or for purifying equipment during a Japanese tea ceremony. Fukusa are square or almost square pieces of lined fabric ranging in size about
Furoshiki
…furoshiki, which may feature hemmed edges, thicker and more expensive materials, and hand-painted designs; however, furoshiki are much less formal than fukusa, and are not generally used to present formal gifts. While they come in a variety of sizes, they are typically almost square: the height is slightly…
19th-century fukusa portraying Jō and Uba in a scene from the Noh play Takasago; embroidered silk and couched gold-wrapped thread on indigo-dyed shusa satin silk