Title
- Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): fundō tsunagi 分銅繋ぎ (net pattern in fundō 分銅 (Jap. weight) shape) with chrysanthemum on ichi no ji tsunagi 一の字繋ぎ (brick pattern)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.4 cm
- width: 41.3 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14.6 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-2368
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
Ichi no ji tsunagi 一の字繋ぎ: lit. "connection of Chinese character 一".
Fundō tsunagi 分銅繋ぎ (net pattern in the shape of fundō 分銅 (Jap. weight)): due to the unusual shape of the fundō, which is composed to a net pattern form, the pattern fundō tsunagi 分銅繋ぎ is said to have been quite popular.
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), Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): fundō tsunagi 分銅繋ぎ (net pattern in fundō 分銅 (Jap. weight) shape) with chrysanthemum on ichi no ji tsunagi 一の字繋ぎ (brick pattern), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-2368
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Last update
- 14.10.2026
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