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"Hanakago-mon (flower basket pattern)" is an original chiyogami design that depicts flower baskets. This type of flower basket is viewed as an auspicious item, the distinctive possession of one of the Eight Immortals in Chinese legend. There are green, red, and brown versions available for 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. |
