Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): clematis(?) and vertical stripes with Japanese clovers, irregular stripes (yōrōjima 養老縞) of bamboo and with arare あられ (hailstones; dots)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.3 cm
- width: 40.9 cm
- pattern - height: 15.3 cm
- pattern - width: 35 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-220
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"White ground" (jishiro 地白), possibly a part of a set (hazure はずれ).
The flowers of the Japanese clover (hagi 萩) hang from flexible branches that sway in the slightest breeze, delighting people. As the plant bears many flowers, it is considered a symbol of prosperity. Japanese clover is also said to be the most frequently mentioned plant in the Manyōshū 万葉集 (“Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves”, 8th century). It is one of the “seven autumn grasses” (aki no nanakusa 秋の七草) and has been used as a decorative element since the Heian period (794 - 1192).
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): clematis(?) and vertical stripes with Japanese clovers, irregular stripes (yōrōjima 養老縞) of bamboo and with arare あられ (hailstones; dots), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-220
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Last update
- 25.09.2025
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