Title
- Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): kikkō 亀甲 (tortoise shell; hexagon) with diagonal ni no ji kuzushi 二の字崩し (alternating pattern of the character ni 二) and geometric pattern with wisteria blossoms
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 26 cm
- width: 41.2 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 15 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.8 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-3741
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
Due to their long lifespan and good reproductive capacity, wisteria (fuji 藤) is considered auspicious and is frequently celebrated in the oldest poetry (Man'yōshū 万葉集). The wisteria was also the family crest of the Fujiwara clan.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): kikkō 亀甲 (tortoise shell; hexagon) with diagonal ni no ji kuzushi 二の字崩し (alternating pattern of the character ni 二) and geometric pattern with wisteria blossoms, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-3741
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Last update
- 25.04.2026