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"Asanoha-mon" is an original Chiyogami pattern depicting an hexagonal geometric pattern that resembles the leaves of the hemp plant (asanoha), hence its name. The hemp leaf pattern was often used in the clothes of newborn infants, in the hope that the children would grow up strong and sturdy, like the hemp.
We have red, purple and green patterns for you to download.
Chiyogami had its beginnings in Kyoto during,"the Edo period (1603 - 1867). It began with flowers, birds, and other patterns from nature, popular subjects in the Yuzen* patterns, drawn onto Japanese paper. Such paper came to be printed using the woodblock printing technology of Edo (present-day Tokyo), and incorporated other patterns used in colored prints of the day. The paper soon became popular throughout Japan.
*Yuzen: Japanese traditional dyeing technique that originated in the 8th century created by painter Yuzen Miyazaki. |
