ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>menuki</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=Shift_JIS" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18928"></HEAD> <BODY background=menuki_files/bg2.jpg text=#000000> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=10 width="70%" background=menuki_files/bg2.jpg align=center> <TBODY> <TR> <TH align=middle> <DIV align=center><FONT size=+4 face=Papyrus><B>Edo Kikukamonsho Menuki</B></FONT></DIV></TH></TR> <TR> <TD height=300 align=middle> <DIV align=center><IMG height=500 src="menuki_files/1170.jpg" width=600></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=300 align=middle> <DIV align=center><IMG height=500 src="menuki_files/1172.jpg" width=600></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=300 align=middle> <DIV align=center><IMG height=500 src="menuki_files/1173.jpg" width=600></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=300 align=middle> <DIV align=center><IMG height=400 src="menuki_files/1174.jpg" width=850></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=500 align=middle> <DIV align=center><IMG height=500 src="menuki_files/1186.jpg" width=600></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=300 align=middle> <DIV align=center><IMG height=500 src="menuki_files/1177.jpg" width=600></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=650 align=middle> <DIV align=center><IMG height=600 src="menuki_files/1179.jpg" width=500><BR> <P align=center><FONT size=+2 face=Papyrus><B>Chrysanthemum design</B></FONT></P></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=500 align=middle> <DIV align=center><IMG height=300 src="menuki_files/1181.jpg" width=400>&nbsp;<IMG height=300 src="menuki_files/1183.jpg" width=400><BR> <P align=center><FONT size=+2 face=Papyrus><B>Using 'flash' lighting</B></FONT></P></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=107 align=middle> <DIV align=center> <P align=left><FONT size=+2 face=Papyrus><B>A stylized chrysanthemum pattern derived from the imperial crest used on the pendant, *gatou ætS_, of semi-circular convex tiles or as a band of small tiles called *irakagawara uæt, that have the pendant, decorated with a chrysanthemum motif. The earliest known kikkamon pendants date from the Momoyama period (1568-1615) and were unearthed at the site of Fushimijou O‹‰ÎW, Kyoto. Another was unearthed in Kyoto.<BR> Some fine examples were also found in Ootsu 'Y%m in Shiga prefecture. The number found during the Edo period (1616-1868) increased. A few in Kyoto in Higashiyama were excavated from Kiyomizudera n4lú[. This motif was used widely without restriction during Edo period (1616-1868) on the built up tiles above the ridges of various buildings, but after 1868, its use was strictly controlled from the time of the Meiji Restoration because the pattern was used for the crest of the Emperor. </P><BR> <P align=center></P> <P align=center></P></FONT></DIV></B></TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=middle> <DIV align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=+3 face=Papyrus>$140.00</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <P align=center> <FONT size=+2 face="Papyrus"><A href="http://www.shibuiswords.com/kozuka.htm">RETURN</A><BR><A href="http://www.shibuiswords.com/index.htm">HOME PAGE</A><BR><A href="mailto:elliott@shibuiswords.com">E-MAIL</A></FONT></P> </BODY></HTML>