Kimono-Shaped Bedquilt with a Crane, Turtle, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum Blossoms 夜着 萌黄縮緬地松竹梅鶴亀模様よぎ もえぎちりめんじしょうちくばいつるかめもよう
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夜着とは江戸時代の布団で、着物の形をしています。眠っている間に魔物にとり憑（つ）かれないようにという思いから吉祥模様で表現されることが多いです。鶴亀は長生きであることから、縁起物として夜着模様として喜ばれました。
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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.
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July 20, 2026