Suitcase - Kouri

A storage container woven from willow, bamboo, or rattan, it is a type of tsuzura basket. Depending on the material, it is called willow wicker, bamboo wicker, or rattan wicker. In addition to clothing containers, some are called lunch box wicker or pharmacy wicker. Small ones remain in the Shosoin Repository, but they became widespread after the Edo period. Most are rectangular with deep lids and were used to store clothing and other personal items while traveling or in daily life. Omi's Mizuguchi, Takamiya, and Hyuga are known for their rattan wicker, Yamashiro and Echizen for their bamboo ajiro wicker, and Tajima, Bitchu, and Bingo for their willow wicker. In China, government messengers are called wicker, and in Buddhism, the word "wicker" is written but read as "anri" and refers to training. In the Japanese military before World War II, the term referred to a baggage truck loaded with ammunition and equipment, and the units that carried it were also called luggage.

[Hiroko Katagiri]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

柳や竹、籐(とう)で編んだ物入れで葛籠(つづら)の一種。素材によって柳行李、竹行李、籐行李とよぶ。衣類入れのほか弁当行李、薬屋行李とよばれるものもある。正倉院に小型のものが残っているが、広く普及したのは江戸時代以後である。多くは長方形で深いかぶせ蓋(ぶた)になっており、旅行または日常に衣類その他手回りの品を入れた。近江(おうみ)水口・高宮・日向(ひゅうが)は籐行李、山城(やましろ)・越前(えちぜん)は竹の網代(あじろ)行李、但馬(たじま)・備中(びっちゅう)・備後(びんご)は柳行李の産地として知られる。なお、中国では官の使者のことを行李といい、仏教では行李と書いてアンリと読み、修行のこと。第二次世界大戦前の日本の軍隊では、弾薬や器材を積んだ輜重(しちょう)のことをいい、それを運ぶ部隊をも行李とよんだ。

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