tanzaku

[Footnote 3: A tanzaku is a long, narrow strip of stiff paper on which a

Botchan (Master Darling) Soseki Natsume 1891

A sign; and ink stone and poem paper (_tanzaku_) were put before him.

The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)

Any one who aspires to be a patron of art is usually pictured, -- you may see in any drawing, -- with either a hood on his head, or carrying a tanzaku [3] in his hand.

Botchan (Master Darling) Soseki Natsume 1891

Little folk too young to use the writing-brush without help had their small hands guided, by parent or elder sister or elder brother, so as to shape on a _tanzaku_ the character of some single word or phrase relating to the festival, -- such as "Amanogawa," or "Tanabata," or "Kasasagi no Hashi"

The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories Lafcadio Hearn 1877

On the tray were placed seven _tanzaku_ (longilateral slips of fine tinted paper for the writing of poems); seven

The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories Lafcadio Hearn 1877

Previously the _tanzaku_ had been made of a very costly quality of paper; and the old aristocratic ceremonies had been not less expensive than elaborate.

The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories Lafcadio Hearn 1877

To the leaves and branches of the bamboos were tied the _tanzaku_ on which poems had been written by the members of the family.

The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories Lafcadio Hearn 1877

Luckily, the more serious type of tanzaku wishes were predominant:

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This is optional, but if you cut the strips into tanzaku they are quite pretty.

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