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Title
- Part of two-sheet pattern (nimaigata 二枚型). Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), nature pattern (shizen monyō 自然文様): wild ginger leaves and mitsumori kikkō 三つ盛り亀甲 (triple hexagon/tortoiseshell)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 31.2 cm
- width: 41.2 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 21 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-1476-1
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染), "canceling-out stencil" (keshigata 消型). Ginger leaves and kikkō 亀甲, partly with seigaiha 青海波 (blue ocean waves ) pattern.
The wild ginger (aoi 葵) belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family. The mostly heart-shaped leaves are arranged opposite each other on the stem. This plant is said to unite gods and humans and is therefore considered auspicious. It is also the coat of arms of the Kamo Shrine in Ōmihachiman (近江八幡市) in Shiga Prefecture. The coat of arms of the Tokugawa clan, featuring three wild ginger leaves in a circle, is well known and is often referred to as the "mallow crest," as wild ginger originally belonged to the mallow family in Japan.
Seigaiha 青海波 („blue ocean waves): a pattern that can be found in many regions of the world. In Japan it can be found on Haniwa robes from the Kofun period (approx. 300-538). But only since the Kamakura period (1185-1333) has the pattern been associated with water (e.g. Koseto jugs). The name seigaiha 青海波is said to go back to a title of a Gagaku dance.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of two-sheet pattern (nimaigata 二枚型). Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), nature pattern (shizen monyō 自然文様): wild ginger leaves and mitsumori kikkō 三つ盛り亀甲 (triple hexagon/tortoiseshell), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-1476-1
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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