Title
- Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): tachibana oranges (tachibana 橘) with pattern of tendrils, wisteria flowers and broadleaf bamboo (sasa)
Collection
Production
- execution: anonymous, Mie, 19th century
- retailer: Shimajin 嶋甚
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24.6 cm
- width: 41 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-3207
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)Round quality mark with "上" (丸に上 maru ni ue) Note: 上 = JŌ/ue, excellent/best/finest
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染), probably a "main stencil" (omogata 主型).
The tachibana orange (tachibana 橘) is considered a symbol of long life and prosperity in Japan. It is one of the few auspicious patterns (kisshō monyō 吉祥文 様) that originated in Japan and not in China.
Due to their long lifespan and good reproductive capacity, wisteria (fuji 藤) is considered auspicious and is frequently celebrated in the oldest poetry (Man'yōshū 万葉集). The wisteria was also the family crest of the Fujiwara clan.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): tachibana oranges (tachibana 橘) with pattern of tendrils, wisteria flowers and broadleaf bamboo (sasa) , Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-3207
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Last update
- 03.11.2026
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