Wenseki - Wenseki

Japanese: ウェンセキ - うぇんせき
Wenseki - Wenseki

...Boundary marking devices similar to shimenawa can be found throughout Southeast Asia, including Korea's Kumjur (forbidden rope).
[Korea]
In Korea, it is called kumjur (forbidden rope) or wenseki (left rope), and is a custom seen mainly in the central and southern regions of Korea. As a cultural element of rice-growing culture, it has many things in common with Japanese examples. Unlike normal ropes, it is tied on the left side, and paper, silk, branches, leaves, etc. are hung from it.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Wenseki" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…朝鮮のクムジュル(禁縄(きんじよう))をはじめ東南アジア一帯にもしめ縄に類する境界標示装置がみられる。結界【垂水 稔】
[朝鮮]
 朝鮮ではクムジュル(禁縄),ウェンセキ(左縄)などとよばれ,主として中部以南地方にみられる習俗で,稲作文化の文化要素として日本の例と共通する点が多い。通常の縄とは逆に左よりになわれ,紙や帛(はく),枝葉などがつるされる。…

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