Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): chrysanthemums on ichi no ji tsunagi 一の字繋ぎ (brick pattern) with wide lines of dots and arare あられ (hailstones; dots)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24.8 cm
- width: 40.4 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14.5 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 36 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-2993
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
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.
Ichi no ji tsunagi 一の字繋ぎ: "lit. "connection of Chinese character 一".
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): chrysanthemums on ichi no ji tsunagi 一の字繋ぎ (brick pattern) with wide lines of dots and arare あられ (hailstones; dots), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-2993
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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