raised cloth picture; padded fabric picture
A traditional Japanese craft in which fabric pieces are padded and arranged to create a three-dimensional picture, often depicting figures or flowers.
I display a hagoita with a raised cloth picture my grandmother made.
Oshie is a craft where fabric is stuffed with cotton to create a three-dimensional effect.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana.
From 押し (oshi, 'pressing') + 絵 (e, 'picture'), referring to the technique of pressing and shaping padded fabric to form a picture.