Title
- Actor pattern (yakusha monyō 役者文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): kanzemizu 観世水, kikkō 亀甲 (hexagon; tortoise shell) with grid pattern and peonies
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 29.5 cm
- width: 40 cm
- pattern - height: 19.5 cm
- pattern - width: 35 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-7329
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
Kanzemizu-mon 観世水文, originally a family crest of the Nō dynasty Kanze 観世 depicts a water swirl.
The appearance of Kabuki actor Gen’nosuke 源之助, the later Sawamura Sōjūrō IV. 四代目沢村宗十郎 (1784-1813), as Komamono Yashichi in a robe with a kanzemizu pattern led to the motif becoming fashionable.
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), Actor pattern (yakusha monyō 役者文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): kanzemizu 観世水, kikkō 亀甲 (hexagon; tortoise shell) with grid pattern and peonies, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-7329
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Last update
- 03.08.2026
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