Paper wrapping in white paper spotted with red decorated with mizuhiki strings tied in a decorative knot. [FB 4/12/2019]

Collection type: Object
Description: Paper wrapping in white paper spotted with red decorated with mizuhiki strings tied in a decorative knot. [FB 4/12/2019]
Long description: Paper wrapping in white paper spotted with red decorated with mizuhiki strings tied in a decorative knot. The strings are in crimson and white. Four Japanese characters in black ink are printed vertically down the centre of the wrapping on the front. Attached to the front of the wrapping in the top right hand corner is a representation of abalone in a small hexagonally shaped open envelope. This indicates to the recipient that the donor of the gift is free from the pollution associated with death, when it would be prohibited to use meat of any kind, although it has more commonly simply become a more customary symbol of a gift [FB 4/12/2019]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Joy Hendry; PRM source Joy Hendry
Date
Acquisition information: Donated: 27/10/2018
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Glue, Process Carpentered, Process Glued
Dimensions: Width 195 mm, Length 342 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2018.269.8.3
Associated publications: Illustrated in colour as Plate III of Wrapping Culture politeness, presentation, and power in Japan and other societies (Clarendon Press, 1993) with the caption 'A formally wrapped gift, with noshi and crimson and white mizuhiki' and as Figure 1.5 referenced on page 16 of the same publication. [FB 4/12/2019]

Search terms: Writing, Envelope

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