Koi Fukusa Japanese Antique Gift Cover

Fukusa 袱紗 are Japanese textile gift covers. In the Edo Period it was common when presenting gifts to have them placed in a box or on a lacquered tray, which would then have the fukusa on top of it, concealing the gift. Today it is much less common, outside of traditional settings like weddings or Japanese tea ceremony.

This piece features detailed embroidery of a koi emerging from a stream of water in couched gold thread. In Japanese culture, the koi symbolizes good luck, perseverance, and prosperity.

• Silk
• Late Edo Period
• 22" x 23" (length, width)
• SKU: K-FSA-01