Japanese Wrapping Culture

A gift from our dear friend Mai was wrapped carefully in layers of wrapping! Here at Zusetsu we’ve been looking into the wonderful Japanese culture of wrapping. Furoshiki gift-wrapping has direct associations with the wrapping of kimono, but also with the wrapping of language, too. All is about the careful consideration of presentation, so here, with the aid of Joy Hendry’s interesting book Wrapping Culture, let’s explore this a bit further! The Wrapping of Gifts First, let’s think about the pur

Japanese Wrapping Culture

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