Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), pattern with objects (kibutsu monyō 器物文様), scattered pattern (chirashi monyō 散らし文様): chrysanthemums with blades of grass and kara uchiwa 唐団扇 (Chinese style fan)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 29.9 cm
- width: 41.3 cm
- pattern - height: 19.8 cm
- pattern - width: 34.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-6170
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染), possibly a part of a set (hazure はずれ).
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.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), pattern with objects (kibutsu monyō 器物文様), scattered pattern (chirashi monyō 散らし文様): chrysanthemums with blades of grass and kara uchiwa 唐団扇 (Chinese style fan), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-6170
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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