Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): peonies and tendrils
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.6 cm
- width: 41 cm
- pattern - height: 15.1 cm
- pattern - width: 35.7 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-858
Acquisition
- assumption, 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"White ground" (jishiro 地白).
Peonies symbolise wealth and beauty. Because of their magnificent blossom with many petals, they are often used as a motif for handicrafts. Red peonies were even said to be able ensure longevity and immortality when drunk as an herbal decoction.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): peonies and tendrils, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-858
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https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/plant-pattern-shokubutsu-monyo-植物文様-peonies-and-tendrils_316118
Last update
- 10.01.2025