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Title
  • Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): peonies and tendrils
Production
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
    "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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  • 10.01.2025


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