Formally shinmotsu (gifts) were usually accompanied by noshi abalone, but as a result of gradual simplification, noshigami (wrapping paper for a present) with painted stylized noshi abalone have come to be used instead of the real thing.
進物にも熨斗鮑を添付するのが正式であるが、次第に簡略化して熨斗鮑を図案化した物を印刷した熨斗紙で済ませることが多くなった。