Title
- Pattern with objects (kibutsu monyō 器物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): bundles of patterned paper stripes (tabanetanzaku 束ね短冊), flying cranes (tobitsuru 飛鶴) and tortoises on Susuki grass(?) as tendrils
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Inventory number
- OR 3925-8765
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染). Pattern on paper stripes (tanzaku 短冊): plum blossoms and buds; kikkō tsunagi 亀甲繋ぎ (connected tortoiseshells/hexagons) with flowers; chrysanthemums and tendrils; short lines.
A kisshō monyō 吉祥文様 (auspicious pattern), because cranes and tortoises are symbols of longevity. There is a saying that cranes can live a thousand years and tortoises ten thousand years (“tsuru wa sen'nen, kame wa man'nen 鶴は千年、亀は万年”).
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Pattern with objects (kibutsu monyō 器物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): bundles of patterned paper stripes (tabanetanzaku 束ね短冊), flying cranes (tobitsuru 飛鶴) and tortoises on Susuki grass(?) as tendrils, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-8765
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https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/pattern-with-objects-kibutsu-monyo-器物文様-animal-pattern-dobutsu-monyo-動物文様-plant-pattern-shokubutsu-monyo-植物_362304
Last update
- 18.02.2026
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