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"Kuruwatsunagi-mon (connected circles pattern)" is an original chiyogami design based on a pattern called kuruwatsunagi, which consists of many circles connected together. This form of connected circles is combined with another form called komochi-shima, or "child-bearing stripes," which consists of thin stripes alongside wide stripes. There are red, blue, and green 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. |
