Katabira (Summer ｇarment), Camellia tree and auspicious Chinese character design on white ramie ground 帷子 白麻地椿立木寿字模様かたびら しろあさじつばきたちきじゅじもよう
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裾（すそ）から椿の樹が大きく立ちのぼり、生命力あふれる立木模様は、武家好みのデザインである。椿は別名｢長春花｣ともいい、早春にいち早く咲き誇る霊力の備わった花として愛でられた。肩の部分にはさまざまな字体で｢寿｣字が刺繍（ししゅう）され、吉祥（きっしょう）を尽くした模様である。
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
April 6, 2026