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Scroll, orange-pink with asanoha star pattern

Origin : Japan

Made of : porcelain - potery

Classification : things / other things

Maker : ?

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About "japanese scrolls" (kakemono - 掛物 / kakejiku - 掛軸 / makimono - 巻物) :

There are different types of scrolls in Japan.'Kakemono' or 'kakejiku' are vertical scrolls with a painting or calligraphy glued on a cloth base, usually silk. They are hanged on the wall and rolled for stocking.

'Makimono' is a type of book with writing or pictures telling a story. The 'makimono' is unrolled horizontally.


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Makimono scrolls [source]
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Kakemono with a calligraphy hanged in a Japanese style room [source]

 

 

 

About "asanoha star pattern" (asanoha moyou - 麻の葉模様) :

Asanoha is a traditional Japanese seamless star pattern. It can be found on many objects (cloth, pottery, marquetry, etc.).

Asanoha means 'hemp leaf' even if the pattern doesn't look really like it. Asanhoa pattern was used on children clothes to symbolise a healthy growth as hemp grows fast and straight.


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Pottery white and blue with asanoha pattern - Gyokuhougama (玉峰窯)
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Green pillow cover cloth with asanoha pattern

 

 

 

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