Title
- Part of a set. Actor pattern (yakusha monyō 役者文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): ichimatsu monyō 市松文様 or ishidatami moyō 石畳模様 with tachibana oranges (tachibana 橘), hanahishi 花菱 (diamond-shaped flowers) on 'fine' lines (mijinsuji 微塵筋) and flower motifs with four compound hanahishi 花菱
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 24.8 cm
- width: 40.5 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 13.3 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 34 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-3728
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染), "main stencil" (omogata 主型).
The checkerboard pattern ichimatsu monyō 市松文様, also ichimatsu kōshi 市松格子, is a ishidatami moyō 石畳模様 (= stone pavement pattern). The pattern is said to have come into fashion as "ichimatsu monyō" because the Kabuki actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I. 初代佐野川市松 (1722-1762) had worn a hakama with a stone pavement pattern during a performance, which caused a sensation.
The tachibana orange (tachibana 橘) is considered a symbol of long life and prosperity in Japan. It is one of the few auspicious patterns (kisshō monyō 吉祥文 様) that originated in Japan and not in China.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Part of a set. Actor pattern (yakusha monyō 役者文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): ichimatsu monyō 市松文様 or ishidatami moyō 石畳模様 with tachibana oranges (tachibana 橘), hanahishi 花菱 (diamond-shaped flowers) on 'fine' lines (mijinsuji 微塵筋) and flower motifs with four compound hanahishi 花菱 , Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-3728
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Last update
- 10.08.2026
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