Wrapping - Wrapping

Japanese: 搔巻 - かいまき

A type of bedding. It has a collar and sleeves, and is similar in shape to a kimono, but is large, with wide sleeves that are open at the cuffs and are filled with cotton. It is smaller than a similarly shaped blanket called yogi, but larger than a dotera. It is used as bedding in the summer or under a blanket when it is cold, with the hands passing through the sleeves. The origin of the word is unclear, but according to the Morisada Manko, it comes from the Shasekishu, which states, "I put my wet kosode on the futon and was getting impatient, so I thought it was a shame and turned it over and brought it with me." According to the same book, in Edo, people did not use futons and only used bedding, and the hem and sleeves were cut longer on the inside than on the outside and folded up on the outside.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

夜具の一種。衿，袖つきで，着物と形は似るが大きく，袖は袖口のあいた広袖で，中に綿を入れる。夜着（よぎ）といわれる同形の掛けぶとんよりは小さく，〈どてら〉よりは大きい。夏の夜具や，寒い時に掛けぶとんの下に重ね，袖に手を通して用いる。語源は定かでないが，《守貞漫稿》によれば《沙石集》の〈ぬれたる小袖をふせごにかけて焦れたる処あさましと思ひてかひまきて持て参りぬ〉に由来する，という。同書によれば，江戸ではふとんを用いずもっぱら夜着を用いたとあり，裾，袖とも裏を表より長く裁ち，表に折り返したとある。

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