Fukusa (袱紗, also written as 帛紗 and 服紗)

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
19 世紀福佐在能劇高砂的場景中扮演城和宇場；繡花絲綢和包金線，搭配靛藍染色的 shusa 緞子絲綢

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 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]}

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