Therefore, except for the closest friends they wrote the name and address of the receiver and words of congratulation on a 6.06cm-wide and 9.09cm-long card made of "baikasen" (literally, ume [plum]-blossom paper) and sent an envoy for the New Year's greeting.
そこで親友以外は「梅花箋」という紙で裁った幅2寸、長さ3寸のカードに相手の名前、住所、めでたい言葉を書いて代わりに召使を新年の挨拶をしに行かせる。