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Clouds, white

Origin : Japan

Made of : porcelain - potery

Classification : things / other things

Maker : ?

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About "cloud motif" (kumo mon yo - 雲文様) :

Japanese use different graphical techniques to represent clouds symbolically. A curvy and swirly design, quite different than the Occidental roundish shape, is often used.


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Fabric of a Japanese robe, 19th century. [source]
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Plate with cloud, 'iro nabeshima' style [source]

 

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