Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), pattern with objects (kibutsu monyō 器物文様), scattered pattern (chirashi monyō 散らし文様): wild ginger leaves, grasses and genji kō 源氏香 as tanzaku 短冊(?)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24 cm
- width: 41.1 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 19 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 34.7 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-5547
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
The wild ginger (aoi 葵) belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family. The mostly heart-shaped leaves are arranged opposite each other on the stem. This plant is said to unite gods and humans and is therefore considered auspicious. It is also the coat of arms of the Kamo Shrine in Ōmihachiman (近江八幡市) in Shiga Prefecture. The coat of arms of the Tokugawa clan, featuring three wild ginger leaves in a circle, is well known and is often referred to as the "mallow crest," as wild ginger originally belonged to the mallow family in Japan.
Genji kō 源氏香: a code of a game in the art of Kōdō 香道 ("Way of Fragrance"), a coding system for characters with five bars.
Tanzaku 短冊: paper stripes.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), pattern with objects (kibutsu monyō 器物文様), scattered pattern (chirashi monyō 散らし文様): wild ginger leaves, grasses and genji kō 源氏香 as tanzaku 短冊(?), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-5547
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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