Gift symbol made of paper folded from a square sheet, blue on one side and gold on the other, into an irregular hexagonal shape, bound with a strip of gold material and with a white tassel protruding from inside at the top. At the lower end is a piece of unknown material forming a 'tail'.
These gift symbols are known as 'noshi' that represent fish and signify that the package contains a gift.
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