Corner crest

隅付 sumitsuke

Corner crest

The furoshiki is divided into quarters and a crest or name is placed in one quarter. Crest furoshiki for formal gifts use it: wrapped flat, the crest shows at the top of the front; patterning all four quarters lets you choose which one shows.

Crest furoshiki; Muromachi to Edo, wedding trousseau

Marking a furoshiki with a family crest goes back to the story behind the name furoshiki: guests at the Muromachi shogun's bath wrapped their clothes in wrappers bearing their crests. Dyed crest furoshiki later became part of a bride's trousseau, along with name furoshiki ordered from kimono shops. Sumitsuke puts the crest or name in one quarter, so that in a flat wrap it shows on top of the parcel and identifies the giver's family.

Crest and name furoshiki are still ordered for weddings, funerals and formal gifts.

Technique catalog · draft for review

Every way to wrap, carry and wear a furoshiki.

The furoshiki.com archive, sliced into annotated steps with plain directions, plus techniques found in research.