Title
- Part of a set. Animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): butterflies and flowers with tendrils
Collection
Production
- execution: anonymous, Mie, 19th century
- retailer: Shimakiri 嶋桐
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.3 cm
- width: 40.7 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14.5 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 34 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-558
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Inscriptions
- stamp: Dealer (型売商人 katauri shōnin): ---Shop Name (暖簾名 noren na): 嶋桐 ShimakiriTrader’s Logo (yagō 屋号): 入り山形に一 iri yamagata with "ICHI, ITSU/hito(tsu)" Location (所在地 shozaichi): 勢州白子 Seishū, ShirokoBlack stamp, rectangular with rounded corners (角丸長方形 、黒印 kadomaru chōhōkei, kokuin)
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染), probably two-sheet pattern (nimaigata 二枚型).
The butterflies (chō 蝶), which undergo unusual shape change during their lives, are considered a symbol of immortality. Since it is said that butterflies spend their entire lives with the same partner, they also represent marital harmony, so they are often used as motifs on wedding kimonos.
Butterfly motifs belong to the category "kisshō monyō 吉祥文様" (auspicious patterns).
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): butterflies and flowers with tendrils, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-558
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Last update
- 20.07.2026
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