Title
- Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): clematis and maple leaves
Collection
Production
- execution: anonymous, Mie, 19th century
- retailer: Shimajin 嶋甚
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.3 cm
- width: 41.2 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14.4 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-2388
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Inscriptions
- stamp: Dealer (型売商人 katauri shōnin): [嶋屋甚兵衛 Shimaya Jinbee]Shop Name (暖簾名 noren na): 嶋甚 ShimajinTrader’s Logo (yagō 屋号): 曲尺に甚 kanejaku with "JIN"Location (所在地 shozaichi): 勢州白子新町 Seishū, Shiroko Shinmachi 萬小紋形仕入 man komongata shiire (Komon procurement)Black 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), "main stencil" (omogata 主型).
The maple leaf (kaede 楓, also: momiji 紅葉) is considered a symbol of a long and successful life because it changes color depending on the season. Especially in autumn, the foliage shines in the most beautiful colors. Maple leaves are already sung about in the oldest poetry (Man'yōshū 万葉集, Kokin Wakashū 古今和歌集), and maple leaf motifs on robes are described in the Heian period (Makura-no Sōshi 枕草子, Eiga Monogatari 栄花物語). Even banquets "to admire discolored maple leaves" are said to have been held from the second half of the Heian period onwards.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): clematis and maple leaves, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-2388
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Last update
- 14.10.2026