Title
- Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), actor pattern (yakusha monyō 役者文様): chrysanthemumns, petals and kanzemizu 観世水
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 25.4 cm
- width: 41.5 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 12.8 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.7 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-3618
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.
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.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), actor pattern (yakusha monyō 役者文様): chrysanthemumns, petals and kanzemizu 観世水, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-3618
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Last update
- 04.08.2026
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