Title
- Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): diamond lattice with chrysanthemums and vertical stripes with bamboo
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 30.5 cm
- width: 43 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 18.6 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-1319
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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White ground" (jishiro 地白).
The chrysanthemum (kiku 菊) symbolizes longevity, which dates back to a Chinese legend. The Yellow River once originated in a chrysanthemum meadow, and a villager who drank from the spring achieved a long life. In Japan, the motif first appears in the Kokin-wakashū 古今和歌集 (early 10th century), while the Man’yōshū 万葉集 from the 8th century lists 157 plant species but does not contain a single poem about chrysanthemums. It is therefore assumed that the flower was first introduced to Japan from China at the end of the 8th or beginning of the 9th century.
Bamboo (CHIKU/take 竹) is valued for its straight and strong growth. Since its does not wither even in winter, it represents immortality and longevity or strength, but also purity.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): diamond lattice with chrysanthemums and vertical stripes with bamboo, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-1319
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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