Mizuhiki (水引) is an ancient Japanese art form that uses a special cord. The cord is created from rice paper, that is tightly wound, starched to give it stiffness, and then colored. The ways of coloring include brightly colored Mylar (a very thin plastic), thin strands of silk, or simply painted. The art form was used to tie up the hair of the ...
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An ancient Japanese art form using fine cords. It usually represents yin and yang; silver (gin) cords for yin and gold (kin) cords for yang. Mizuhiki is often seen at New Year.
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