Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), pattern with objects (kibutsu monyō 器物文様): nejigiku ねじ菊 ("twisted" chrysanthemums), hand fan sheets and chrysanthemums
Collection
Production
- execution: anonymous, Mie, 19th century
- retailer: Shimajin 嶋甚
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.4 cm
- width: 41.3 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 13.9 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.2 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-3802
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Inscriptions
- stamp: Dealer (型売商人 katauri shōnin): [嶋屋甚兵衛 Shimaya Jinbee]Shop Name (暖簾名 noren na): 嶋甚 ShimajinTrader’s Logo (yagō 屋号): 曲尺に甚 kanejaku with "JIN"Location (所在地 shozaichi): 勢州白子新町 Seishū, Shiroko Shinmachi 萬小紋形仕入 man komongata shiire (Komon procurement)Black stamp, rectangular with rounded corners (角丸長方形 、黒印 kadomaru chōhōkei, kokuin)
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染). Nejigiku ねじ菊 with dots (arare あられ = hailstones) and with shibori 絞り(tie-dye) pattern. Three stencil dealers' seals (shōin 商印) at the bottom of the stencil.
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): nejigiku ねじ菊 ("twisted" chrysanthemums), hand fan sheets and chrysanthemums, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-3802
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Last update
- 16.07.2026
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