Title
- Part of a set. Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様): calabashes and fluffed sparrows (fukura suzume ふくら雀) on wood grain (mokume 木目)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 34.3 cm
- width: 41.2 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 23.8 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 35.5 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-1601
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染), "main stencil" (omogata 主型), possibly multipart. Calabashes with floral(?) pattern and sparrows with horizontal stripes. Stencil dealers' seal (shōin 商印) at the bottom of the stencil.
Fukura suzume (fluffed sparrow) is an auspicious motif, as the name can also be written with the characters fuku福 (happiness), ra 良 (good) and suzume 雀 (sparrow) or with the characters fuku福 (happiness), rai来 (coming) and suzume 雀 (sparrow). Its 'fluffed and puffed-up' shape gives the impression of a good, carefree life.
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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): calabashes and fluffed sparrows (fukura suzume ふくら雀) on wood grain (mokume 木目), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-1601
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https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collect/part-of-a-set-plant-pattern-shokubutsu-monyo-植物文様-animal-pattern-dobutsu-monyo-動物文様-calabashes-and-fluffed-sparrows-fukura-suzum_319404
Last update
- 12.10.2026
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