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Title
- Part of two-sheet pattern (nimaigata 二枚型). Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): chrysanthemums in a circle and diagonal stripes with alternating pattern of the character ni 二 (ni no ji kuzushi 二の字崩し)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 32.8 cm
- width: 41.4 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 21.8 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-1507-2
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染), "main stencil" (omogata 主型), probably even multipart.
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 two-sheet pattern (nimaigata 二枚型). Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): chrysanthemums in a circle and diagonal stripes with alternating pattern of the character ni 二 (ni no ji kuzushi 二の字崩し), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-1507-2
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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