Mukabaki

Japanese: 行縢∥行騰 - むかばき

A travel item worn around the feet. The style varies depending on the character. A "gyo-hi" is a type of cloth cut into strips and wrapped around the ankle and below the knee for long-distance walking. A poem by Lu You from the Song Dynasty in China reads, "Tomorrow I will tear a piece of cloth and sew a gyo-hi," and the Manyoshu also reads, "You resting on the beach wearing a gyo-hi" (You are resting in a gyo-hi on the beach) suggest this style. It is also said that gyo-hi was attached to tanko (short armor for walking) and made of brocade or ashiginu (silk) (Todaiji Temple Offerings).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

足の部分にまとう旅行具。字によって形式を異にする。〈行縢〉は長途の歩行用として布帛（ふはく）類を細長く裁って足首からひざの下にかけて巻きつける形式で，中国宋代の陸游の詩の中に〈明日，布をさきて行縢を縫う〉とあるのも，《万葉集》に〈うつばりに行縢かけて息むこのきみ〉とあるのもこの形式のものを推量させるし，徒歩用の甲冑（かつちゆう）である短甲にも行縢を付属させ，これを錦や絁（あしぎぬ）で仕立てたとある(〈東大寺献物帳〉)。

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