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Title
- Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): chrysanthemums and butterflies on arare あられ (hailstones; dots)
Collection
Production
- execution: anonymous, Mie, 19th century
- retailer: Shibakichi 柴吉
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24.8 cm
- width: 41.5 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 13.4 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 36 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-348
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Inscriptions
- stamp: Dealer (型売商人 katauri shōnin): ---Shop Name (暖簾名 noren na): 柴吉 ShibakichiTrader’s Logo (yagō 屋号): 山形に上 yamagata with "JŌ/ue, kami" Location (所在地 shozaichi): 本石町壹丁目 Hongoku chō, 1 chō meBlack stamp, rectangular with rounded corners (角丸長方形 、黒印 kadomaru chōhōkei, kokuin)
Description
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"White ground" (jishiro 地白), "main stencil" (omogata 主型).
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.
The butterflies (chō 蝶), which undergo unusual shape change during their lives, are considered a symbol of immortality. Since it is said that butterflies spend their entire lives with the same partner, they also represent marital harmony, so they are often used as motifs on wedding kimonos.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), surface pattern (waritsuke monyō 割付文様): chrysanthemums and butterflies on arare あられ (hailstones; dots), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-348
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Last update
- 20.08.2026
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