Title
- Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様): bamboo, petals of cherry blossoms and fluffed sparrows (fukura suzume ふくら雀)
Collection
Period | Style | School
Material | Technique
Inventory number
- OR 3925-7210
Acquisition
- assumption , 1907
Department
- Asia Collection
Description
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"Dyed ground" (jizomari 地染).
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.
Bamboo (CHIKU/take 竹) is valued for its straight and strong growth. Since its does not wither even in winter, it represents immortality and longevity or strength, but also purity.
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stencil (katagami 型紙), Plant pattern (shokubutsu monyō 植物文様), animal pattern (dōbutsu monyō 動物文様): bamboo, petals of cherry blossoms and fluffed sparrows (fukura suzume ふくら雀), Anonym, MAK Inv.nr. OR 3925-7210
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Last update
- 03.04.2025
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