also: こすぎわら
noun
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.
杉原紙 is the more common term for this type of paper; 小杉原 is an archaic variant.
Derived from the place name 杉原 (Sugihara), known for paper production, with the diminutive prefix 小 (ko). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.