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"Uroko-mon" is an original chiyogami pattern consisting of the repetition of an alternating background and triangular figure. The pattern is so called because it said to resemble the scales of a fish or snake.
In the Noh and Kabuki theaters, the pattern is used to decorate the luckys of the she-devil and the snake.
We have red, blue and lightblue 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. |
