Title
- Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): tokusa 木賊 (scouring rush) stripes, bats and willow branches
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24.5 cm
- width: 41.2 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 11.5 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.4 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-2932
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
In ancient China, the word "bat" could also mean "to turn into happiness", so this positive connotation was also transferred to the bat in Japan. Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjūrō 市川團十郎 used the auspicious bat motif as one of his trademarks.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): tokusa 木賊 (scouring rush) stripes, bats and willow branches, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-2932
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Last update
- 03.09.2026