Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): clematis with short horizontal lines and chrysanthemums
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.2 cm
- width: 41.6 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 13.8 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-4043
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染). Stencil dealers' seal (shōin 商印) at the bottom of the stencil.
The chrysanthemum (kiku 菊) symbolizes longevity, which dates back to a Chinese legend. The Yellow River once originated in a chrysanthemum meadow, and a villager who drank from the spring achieved a long life. In Japan, the motif first appears in the Kokin-wakashū 古今和歌集 (early 10th century), while the Man’yōshū 万葉集 from the 8th century lists 157 plant species but does not contain a single poem about chrysanthemums. It is therefore assumed that the flower was first introduced to Japan from China at the end of the 8th or beginning of the 9th century.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): clematis with short horizontal lines and chrysanthemums, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-4043
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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