Title
- Part of a set. Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): parts of grid (yaburegōshi 破れ格子) and peonies on tōshi 通し
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 23.3 cm
- width: 39.6 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 13.3 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 34.2 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-3839
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"White ground" (jishiro 地白). Parts of grid: misujigōshi 三筋格子 (triple line grid).
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.
Tōshi 通し: a pattern of dots in compact vertical and horizontal rows. Actually one of the three principal komon 小紋. Tōshi 通し translates as "pulling through", "let through".
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): parts of grid (yaburegōshi 破れ格子) and peonies on tōshi 通し , Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-3839
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Last update
- 25.04.2026
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