Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): bishamon kikkō 毘沙門亀甲(?) and diagonal stripes of wisteria flowers on dotted wood grain (mokume 木目)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 30.1 cm
- width: 40.7 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 22.3 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.7 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-1443
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染). Bishamon kikkō 毘沙門亀甲(?) with maple leaves motif.
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), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): bishamon kikkō 毘沙門亀甲(?) and diagonal stripes of wisteria flowers on dotted wood grain (mokume 木目), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-1443
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Last update
- 25.04.2026