mat woven from wild rice leaves
Rare term for a traditional mat made from the leaves of wild rice (Zizania latifolia).
In old farmhouses, they used to spread mats woven from wild rice leaves for work.
菰 refers to the wild rice plant itself or a simple straw mat, while 菰蓆 specifically denotes a woven mat made from its leaves.
筵 is a general term for a woven straw mat, whereas 菰蓆 specifies the material as wild rice leaves.
Rare kanji spelling; both characters are uncommon. The word itself is a rare term.
Alternate rare kanji spelling.
Compound of 菰 (こも, 'wild rice') and 蓆 (むしろ, 'woven mat'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word directly describes a mat made from wild rice leaves.