Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), nature pattern (shizen monyō 自然文様): ginkgo leaves on daishō arare 大小あられ (big and small hailstones; dots) and sanyō 三曜
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 31.5 cm
- width: 39.9 cm
- pattern - height: 20.6 cm
- pattern - width: 34 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-6330
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
The ginkgo is considered a symbol of vitality due to its tall growth and long life. Its fan-shaped leaves are also said to bring good luck and prosperity.
Sanyō 三曜: this pattern of three small circles, which are arranged like the rectangles of the character 品, is supposed to represent the three stars that line up in the center of the constellation Orion. Sanyō 三曜 is a symbol of the god of war; in the top center there is a “generalissimo star” (taishōgunboshi 大将軍星) flanked by two stars on the left and right, namely by a “general to the left” (sashōgun 左将軍) and a “general to the right” (ushōgun 右将軍).
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), nature pattern (shizen monyō 自然文様): ginkgo leaves on daishō arare 大小あられ (big and small hailstones; dots) and sanyō 三曜, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-6330
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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