fukuro hyōgu 袋表具

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A type of mounting for hanging scrolls, *kakemono 掛物. The *chūberi 中縁 found in the mikiri mounting, *mikiri hyōgu 見切表具, is omitted, and the area of the painting or calligraphy, honshi 本紙, is then surrounded by a *sōberi 総縁. There are also cases in which the *fūtai 風帯 and/or *ichimonji 一文字 are also omitted. When both are omitted, the circumference of the painting or calligraphy may be surrounded by a thin strip called hosomi ほそみ (細見), also hosogane 細金. This is a thin 1.5-2.1 millimeter wide thread of line that is inserted between sections of a mounting in certain cases. At its maximum, the hosomi will be 3 millimeters wide. Various colors are used for hosomi in the fukuro mounting. When the fūtai is omitted, the mounting can also be called maruhyōgu 丸表具. A standard fukuro mounting, hon fukurohyōgu 本袋表具, will omit the fūtai but retain the ichimonji. There are also cases when the mikiri mounting is called fukuro hyōgu.