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Description of Patterns

choji 丁字.... a clove pattern and one of takara-zukushi. Clove was considered as rare spice

genjiko 源氏香......originated from a kind of the game naming or identifying scent of incense played in the Heian period

gobenka 五弁花........a floral mark with five petals usually placed in the center of a plate or a bowl

hoju 　宝珠..........also called nyoi-hoju. A round ball with a corn on the top. It means a wish-come-true jewel.

Icho 銀杏......ginkgo

kacho 花鳥.....................birds and flowers

karakusa 　唐草.....karakusa literally means a plant from China. When this is used as the decorative patterns, it refers to the winding ivy patterns of the arabesque

kakuregasa 　隠れ笠.........a magic hat to make a person invisible

Kakuremino 　隠れ蓑........a magic straw rain cape to make a person invisible

Konchu 昆虫 ............an insect

makimono 巻物..........a scroll

mijin-karakusa.......smallest of karakusa patterns. "mijin" means a size of a speck or a dust

nejimon 捻文....swirl （twisting) pattern

rinpo 輪宝........treasure pattern linked together

sansui 山水........ "mountain & water " which means a landscape or seascape with buildings, boats, figures, birds, trees and etc..

seigaiha　青海波.......a wave or fish scale pattern

shippo-tsunagi 七宝繫ぎ......link of shippo which is a circular figure combining four ellipses. Shippo means seven treasure.

shochikubai 松竹梅.....It means a pine, a bamboo & a plum. They stands for longevity, prosperity and fertility.

takara-zukushi 宝尽くし....many treasures

tako-karakusa　蛸唐草......arabesque vine pattern similar to the octopus tentacles

yomodasuki 四方襷......a connected link of diamond shaped squares containing motif within the frames