Title
- Nature pattern (shizen monyō 自然文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様): waves and plovers
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 26 cm
- width: 41.8 cm
- pattern - height: 13.7 cm
- pattern - width: 36 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-627
Acquisition
- assumption, 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
The plovers symbolise success as well as the safety and well-being of the home.
They are often depicted flying over waves. This motif is intended to evoke the certainty that “even the roughest waves can be overcome together”.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Nature pattern (shizen monyō 自然文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様): waves and plovers, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-627
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https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/nature-pattern-shizen-monyo-自然文様-animal-pattern-dobutsu-monyo-動物文様-waves-and-plovers_315594
Last update
- 23.01.2025