noun
crape wrapper; small decorative cloth
A small square of silk crepe or similar fabric used in traditional Japanese gift-giving and tea ceremony to cover or wrap items, often placed over a gift or used to wipe tea utensils.
茶道では、掛け袱紗で茶碗を清めることがあります。
In tea ceremony, one may purify the tea bowl with a kakebukusa cloth.
お祝いの品に掛け袱紗をかけて贈ります。
We present celebratory gifts covered with a kakebukusa.
袱紗 is a general term for a small silk wrapping cloth used in formal settings, while 掛け袱紗 specifically refers to the cloth used for covering or draping over items.
Compound of 掛け (kake, 'hanging' or 'covering') and 袱紗 (fukusa, 'silk wrapping cloth'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term describes a cloth used to cover or drape over objects in formal contexts.