Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), scattered pattern (chirashi monyō 散らし文様): wild ginger leaves
Collection
Production
- execution: anonymous, Mie, 19th century
- retailer: Terao Saibee 寺尾斎兵衛
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24 cm
- width: 40.8 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14.8 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.1 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-3652
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Inscriptions
- stamp: Dealer (型売商人 katauri shōnin): 寺尾斎兵衛 Terao SaibeeShop Name (暖簾名 noren na): ---Trader’s Logo (yagō 屋号): 曲尺にサ kanejaku with "sa"Location (所在地 shozaichi): 勢州白子西田 Seishū, Shiroko Nishida小紋形新物形所 komongata shinbutsu katadokoro (Production and sale of komon and new patterns)Black stamp, rectangular with rounded corners (角丸長方形 、黒印 kadomaru chōhōkei, kokuin)
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染). Stencil dealers' seal (shōin 商印) at the bottom of the stencil.
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.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), scattered pattern (chirashi monyō 散らし文様): wild ginger leaves, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-3652
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Last update
- 20.07.2026
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