Miyai Furoshiki and Fukusa Gallery

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Having learned some wrapping techniques, many visitors marvel at how useful and practical wrapping with a furoshiki is!

Taking a flesh look at the familiar tradition of “fukusa” and “furoshiki”

Miyai was founded in 1901 as a wholesaler of fukasa textiles. And, the company has always worked to keep designs and uses of furoshiki (cloth wrappers) and fukasa (silk cloth, some pieces used for covering gift) abreast of the times. And, to support product development and preserve the techniques, Miyai have collected more than 3,000 pieces of reference material over the years. So, as part of the company’s celebration of its centenary, a gallery was founded in the Kyoto head office, to exhibit those pieces to the public as the Miyai dyed textile collection that is owned by each successive company president. And, to show the collection, the gallery stages three planned exhibitions every year, each a unique opportunity to see furoshiki and fukasa patterns as well as the wrapping culture of Japan.
Visitors to the gallery may, as options, wish to view a DVD on the use of furoshiki and the etiquette of giving and receiving gifts in Japan or participate in a lesson on the many ways that cloths are used to wrap objects.

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