also: こすぎわら
thin Japanese paper (Edo-period tissue)
Archaic term for a type of thin paper, originally from the Sugihara region, used especially as tissue during the Edo period. See also 杉原紙.
See also: 杉原紙
江戸時代には、小杉原が鼻紙として使われていた。
During the Edo period, kosugihara was used as tissue paper.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical paper term.
Alternate reading; less common.
A name for a smaller, thinner variety of 杉原紙, a traditional Japanese paper; 小 distinguishes its size or grade from ordinary 杉原紙.