# Benkei check

弁慶格子 benkei gōshi

![Benkei check](https://www.furoshiki.com/swatches/benkei-goshi.svg)

Boldness and strength (after the warrior monk Benkei)

Kabuki; named after Benkei's costume in Kanjinchō

Large two-colour check, about 6 cm per square, named after Benkei's costume in the kabuki play Kanjinchō; indigo versions are called ai-benkei, persimmon versions kaki-benkei; also called benkei-jima.

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Source: https://www.furoshiki.com/patterns/benkei-goshi/