Chopstick rest

A chopstick rest (箸置き, hashioki) is a piece of tableware. It is used to keep chopsticks away from the table and also to prevent used chopsticks from coming in contact with or rolling off tables. Chopstick rests are made in various shapes from clay, wood, glass, or precious stone such as jade. Some people prepare them from bags of half-split disposable chopsticks in origami manner.^[1]^[2]

In Japan, chopstick rests are usually used at formal dinners and placed on the front-left side of the dishes. The chopsticks are placed parallel to the table edge with the points toward the left.

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Other websites

Chopstick rest Collection, A collection of hashioki
Chopstick rest stock photos and images Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Fotosearch
Erick's Chopstick Rests (Hashi Oki) Page Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Jen's Chopstick Rests Gallery Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
Jurek Zarzycki's Chopstick Rests collection Archived 2013-04-16 at Archive.today
Chopstick rests Archived 2006-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, Asian Art Mall
Chopstick Rest Archived 2006-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, Mrs. Lin's Kitchen

[1] "A video of folding a chopstick rest from a bag (website in Japanese)".

[2] ""箸袋で作る箸置き" (How to fold a chopstick rest from a bag?) (website in Japanese)".^{[permanent dead link]}

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