# Kōraiya check

高麗屋格子 kōraiya gōshi

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

A kabuki actor's signature; stylish Edo townsman taste

Kabuki; costume of Matsumoto Kōshirō IV (house name Kōraiya), popularised in 1803

Thick-and-thin line check from the costume of Matsumoto Kōshirō IV (shop name Kōraiya), popularised in 1803 when Kōshirō V wore it as Banzui Chōbei.

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