Title
- Part of a set. Animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): qilin (Chinese mythical creature), paulownia and tendrils
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.6 cm
- width: 41.3 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 15 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.3 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-628
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Inscriptions
- stamp: Dealer (型売商人 katauri shōnin): [寺尾斎兵衛 Terao Saibee]Shop Name (暖簾名 noren na): 寺尾 TeraoTrader’s Logo (yagō 屋号): 曲尺にサ kanejaku with "sa"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).
The paulownia motif (kiri 桐) symbolizes purity, happiness, and prosperity. Because a Chinese legend supposedly says that the phoenix only ensconces on a paulownia, it also symbolizes high status and was used as the 'private' crest of the imperial family. After the Meiji Restoration, the paulownia became the emblem of the Japanese government as the "5-7 Paulownia" (go-shichi (no) kiri 五七桐).
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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): qilin (Chinese mythical creature), paulownia and tendrils, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-628
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Last update
- 20.07.2026
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