...The patterns include trees, birds and animals, flowers and birds, and geometric designs, as well as designs that differ from the Indian chintz exported to Europe, such as fans, incense bags, Tomoe patterns, crests, ginkgo trees, and coffered ceilings, which reflect Japanese tastes. In recent years, chintz that is very similar to this Kowata chintz (chintz handed down by the Ii family, currently in the possession of the Tokyo National Museum) has been discovered among the Toraja people of Celebes (Sulawesi). *Some of the terminology used in reference to "Ii family chintz" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…模様は,立木,鳥獣,花鳥,幾何文のほか,ヨーロッパに輸出されたインド更紗とは異なる意匠,すなわち扇,香袋,巴(ともえ),紋づくし,銀杏(いちよう),格天井(ごうてんじよう)などの日本的な好みが反映していることが特色といえる。近年,この古渡更紗類(井伊家伝来更紗。現在東京国立博物館蔵)に大変よく似た更紗がセレベス(スラウェシ)島のトラジャ族の間から発見された。… ※「井伊家伝来更紗」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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