Title
- Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): grid and Japanese clovers
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.3 cm
- width: 41.5 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 14.3 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.3 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-2416
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"White ground" (jishiro 地白).
The flowers of the Japanese clover (hagi 萩) hang from flexible branches that sway in the slightest breeze, delighting people. As the plant bears many flowers, it is considered a symbol of prosperity. Japanese clover is also said to be the most frequently mentioned plant in the Manyōshū 万葉集 (“Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves”, 8th century). It is one of the “seven autumn grasses” (aki no nanakusa 秋の七草) and has been used as a decorative element since the Heian period (794 - 1192).
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): grid and Japanese clovers, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-2416
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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