Title
- Animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様), actor pattern (yakusha monyō 役者文様)/stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): diagonal stripes of kanzemizu 観世水 and plovers
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Measurements
- height: 23.8 cm
- width: 41.3 cm
- 1 Muster - height: 13.7 cm
- 1 Muster - width: 36 cm
Inventory number
- OR 3925-4779
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
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.
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), actor pattern (yakusha monyō 役者文様)/stripe pattern (shima monyō 縞文様): diagonal stripes of kanzemizu 観世水 and plovers, Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-4779
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Last update
- 04.08.2026
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