For informal Japanese cloth covers used to wrap and/or transport goods, see Furoshiki.
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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
Fukusa (袱紗, also written as 帛紗 and 服紗) 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 from about 9–36 inches (230–910 mm) along one side. They are typically made of fine silk, and may be decorated with embroidery in auspicious designs.
The use of fukusa as a way of presenting gifts has mostly died out, lingering instead mainly in certain ritual exchanges of gifts during weddings in a few regions of Japan.[citation needed]
Fukusa (袱紗, also written as 帛紗 and 服紗) are a type of Japanese textile used for gift-wrapping or for purifying equipment during a Japanese tea ceremony...
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...
gathering wear the fukusa tucked into the obi. By tradition, the host of a formal tea ceremony uses a new, previously unused fukusa. Fukusa are most often...
ears. Regional variations include pouches made of a thin omelette (帛紗寿司, fukusa-zushi, or 茶巾寿司, chakin-zushi) instead of tofu. It should not be confused...
and the hakama. Some aspects of tea ceremony – such as the use of silk fukusa cloths – cannot be performed without wearing a kimono and obi, or a belt...
to bow; basic guest behaviour including use of fans Fukusa folding, opening and handling the fukusa Natsume the natsume is the first type of tea container...
will become a series of misfortunes. Formally, there is a small bag called Fukusa (袱紗, also written as 帛紗 and 服紗) in which a person puts the envelope and...
at the Front (日清戦役陣中, Nisshin sen'eki jinchu no zu) 1894 — 圖案服紗合 (Zuan fukusa awase) OCLC 027754896 War artist Diósy, Arthur. (1900). The New Far East...
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