Michi Online Resources

 
Glossary of Japanese Arts Terms
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | W | Y | Z |
  ma
menkyo
michi
Mikkyo
Misho Ryu
mizuage
mizugiri
mizuhiki
mono no aware
moribana
mu
muga
Muga Ichi-nen Ho
mui
myo
mizuhiki
In Japan, a ribbon-like decoration called a mizuhiki has been used when exchanging gifts for generations. Mizuhiki is made from washi (classical Japanese paper) cut into lengthy, slender strips, which have been wound into strings. Covering it with glue made of seaweed and white clay, which has been liquefied in water, then stiffens it.

 


Copyright © 1999,2000 The Sennin Foundation.   All rights reserved.
send feedback to: webmaster@michionline.org
updated: April 27, 2003
Michi Online Home Current Issue of Michi Online Previous Issues of Michi Online Michi Online Resources Search Michi Online About the Publisher of Michi Online