Title
- Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): asa no ha 麻の葉 (hemp leaf) with 'fine' lines (mijinsuji 微塵筋)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 31.4 cm
- width: 40.6 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 22.5 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 34.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-1196
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"White ground" (jishiro 地白).
Asa no ha 麻の葉 (hemp leaves): a hexagonal pattern called asa no ha 麻の葉 because it resembles the hemp leaves. A hemp plant is robust and grows straight up. Therefore, the pattern is said to have been preferred for the clothes of the newborns. It is not only found on kimonos, but also on obi, under kimonos and small pouches.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): asa no ha 麻の葉 (hemp leaf) with 'fine' lines (mijinsuji 微塵筋), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-1196
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https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/surface-pattern-waritsuke-monyo-割付文様-stripe-pattern-shima-monyo-縞文様-asa-no-ha-麻の葉-hemp-leaf-with-fine-lines-m_316638
Last update
- 25.04.2026
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