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Title
- Komon 小紋. Animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): bats and dots
Collection
Production
- execution: Anonym, Mie, 19th century
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 23 cm
- width: 43 cm
- pattern - height: 11.5 cm
- pattern - width: 40.3 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-9
Acquisition
- assumption, 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染). Alternately turned bats and dots.
In ancient China, the word "bat" could also mean "to turn into happiness", so this positive connotation was also transferred to the bat in Japan. Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 市川團十郎 used the auspicious bat motif as one of his trademarks.
Stencils for komon 小 紋 ("fine pattern") are mostly made in the drill cutting
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Komon 小紋. Animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): bats and dots, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-9
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Last update
- 06.11.2024
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