Upper mat - Upper mat

Japanese: 上蓆 - うわむしろ
Upper mat - Upper mat

…Then, on top of this, a bedding was laid. The bedding, also called uwamushiro, was made of silk fabric or rush mat on the outside, with cotton or reeds as the core and a border around it on all four sides. The hangings were called fusuma. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そしてこの上にさらに褥(しとね)を敷いた。褥は上蓆(うわむしろ)ともよばれるが,絹織物または藺蓆を表に,真綿や菅を芯にして四周に縁をつけたものである。掛具は衾(被)(ふすま)とよばれた。…

※「上蓆」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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