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"Kikyo-mon" is an original Chiyogami pattern depicting the "kikyo"(Japanese bellflower), one of the seven autumn herbs.
The kikyo flowers have a pentagonal arrangement, which signifies protection against misfortune. Also, the Chinese characters can be read "kekko", which means "very good".
We have purple, blue and red 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. |
