Title
- Animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): plovers and broadleaf bamboo (sasa 笹) with ?
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 23.6 cm
- width: 40.7 cm
- pattern - height: 13 cm
- pattern - width: 33.6 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-182
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
The plovers symbolise success as well as the safety and well-being of the home.
They are often depicted flying over waves. This motif is intended to evoke the certainty that “even the roughest waves can be overcome together”.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様): plovers and broadleaf bamboo (sasa 笹) with ?, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-182
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Last update
- 25.09.2025