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"Ya-mon" is an original chiyogami pattern depicting vertically arranged arrow tail feathers, which are thought to ward off evil.
The arrow (‘ya’) was a very important part of the samurai’s weaponry and it appears in many patterns and designs.
We have red, blue and green 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. |
