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"Tonbo-mon" is an original Chiyogami pattern representing the dragonfly motif that was used on the ceremonial bronzes of the Yayoi period (c. 300 B.C. - 300 A.D.).
The dragonfly is known for its agility and its skill in attacking, so the dragonfly pattern was popular with the samurai for use on their armor and weapons.
We have gold, green and purple 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. |
