Title
- Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): diagonal stripes of asa no ha 麻の葉 (hemp leaf)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 28.9 cm
- width: 40.7 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 18 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-1606
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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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): diagonal stripes of asa no ha 麻の葉 (hemp leaf), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-1606
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Last update
- 25.04.2026