Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): tachibana oranges (tachibana 橘) and parts of hexagon surface pattern (yabure kikkō 破れ亀甲; "shredded" kikkō) with hanabishi 花菱 (rhombic flowers)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 22.9 cm
- width: 40.6 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 12.5 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 34.8 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-5521
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
The tachibana orange (tachibana 橘) is considered a symbol of long life and prosperity in Japan. It is one of the few auspicious patterns (kisshō monyō 吉祥文 様) that originated in Japan and not in China.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): tachibana oranges (tachibana 橘) and parts of hexagon surface pattern (yabure kikkō 破れ亀甲; "shredded" kikkō) with hanabishi 花菱 (rhombic flowers), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-5521
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Last update
- 12.10.2026