Title
- Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): chrysanthemums, manjugiku 万寿菊 (dumpling shape chrysanthemums) and stripes
Collection
Production
- execution: anonymous, Mie, 19th century
- retailer: Ebisuya 蛭子屋
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.1 cm
- width: 40.6 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14.2 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 31.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-877
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Inscriptions
- stamp: Dealer (型売商人 katauri shōnin): ---Shop Name (暖簾名 noren na): 蛭子屋 EbisuyaTrader’s Logo (yagō 屋号): 山形に長 yamagata with "CHŌ/naga(i)" Location (所在地 shozaichi): 水戸、江戸丁下丁 Mito, Edo chō, Shimo chō 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).
Manjugiku 万寿菊: A motif in the manner of Ogata Kōrin 尾形光琳 (1658 - 1716). Since the shape of the chrysanthemum (kiku 菊) is reminiscent of a filled dumpling (manjū 饅頭), it is called “manjugiku”. However, this motif is written with the characters for “long life (manju 万寿) “.
The chrysanthemum (kiku 菊) symbolizes longevity, which dates back to a Chinese legend. The Yellow River once originated in a chrysanthemum meadow, and a villager who drank from the spring achieved a long life. In Japan, the motif first appears in the Kokin-wakashū 古今和歌集 (early 10th century), while the Man’yōshū 万葉集 from the 8th century lists 157 plant species but does not contain a single poem about chrysanthemums. It is therefore assumed that the flower was first introduced to Japan from China at the end of the 8th or beginning of the 9th century.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): chrysanthemums, manjugiku 万寿菊 (dumpling shape chrysanthemums) and stripes, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-877
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Last update
- 20.07.2026
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