Thank you paper - Raishi

Japanese: 礼紙 - らいし

A term used in paleography. Originally, it referred to the wrapping paper used to enclose letters sent to others. When sending a letter, one or two blank sheets of paper of the same quality were added to the main text as a matter of courtesy. These blank sheets were called 'reishi' (thank you paper). 'Reishi' was sometimes used as a writing paper for the continuation of the main text or for follow-up notes.

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Japanese:

古文書学上の用語。本来，他人に出す書状を包んだ上包紙をさした。また書状を差出す際，礼儀として本文紙に同質白紙1枚ないし2枚を添えた。この白紙を礼紙と称する。礼紙はときには本紙で書き終らなかった本文の続きや追而書 (おってがき) の料紙として用いられた。

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