Title
- Komon 小紋. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): chrysanthemums, leaves and tendrils
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24.3 cm
- width: 42.7 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14.6 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 38.3 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-4187
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
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.
Stencils for komon 小 紋 ("fine pattern") are mostly made in the drill cutting
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Komon 小紋. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): chrysanthemums, leaves and tendrils, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-4187
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https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/komon-小紋-plant-pattern-shokubutsu-monyo-植物文様-chrysanthemums-leaves-and-tendrils_336128
Last update
- 18.02.2026
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