Title
- Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): interlaced circles with chrysanthemums
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24 cm
- width: 40.5 cm
- pattern - height: 14 cm
- pattern - width: 34.8 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-223
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"White ground" (jishiro 地白), 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), Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): interlaced circles with chrysanthemums, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-223
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Last update
- 25.09.2025
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