Fukusa
![19th century Fukusa portraying Jô and Uba in a scene from the noh play Takasago; embroidered silk and couched gold-wrapped thread on indigo dyed shusa satin silk](/Images/godic/202501/14/19th_century_Fukusa_portraying_the_legend_of_Takasago_with_Jo_and_Uba_under_a_pine_tree,_embroidered_silk_and_couched_gold-wrapped_thread_on_indigo_dyed_shusa_satin_silk4003.jpg")
Fukusa(袱紗, also written as 帛紗 and 服紗), are a type of Japanese textile used for gift-wrapping or for purifying equipment during a Japanese tea ceremony. Fukusa are square or almost square pieces of lined fabric ranging in size from about 9 inches to 36 inches on a side.