Kamawanumon - Kamawanumon

...Later, this pattern was also adopted by Onoe Kikugoro's kabuki costume. It is thought that Kikugoro III, who took the stage name in 1815, adopted it because of the "chrysanthemum" in his stage name, and also because of the "kamawanu" pattern of Ichikawa Danjuro, which was popular at the time. This was dyed into yukata as a kabuki pattern, and was especially popular among women in Edo, and was often depicted with axes and chrysanthemums in the shape of a koto arranged in vertical stripes. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kamawana-nubun" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…またのちにこの文様は尾上菊五郎の歌舞伎衣装にも採用された。おそらく1815年に襲名した3世菊五郎がその芸名の菊にちなみ，また当時流行していた市川団十郎の〈鎌輪奴（かまわぬ）文〉にはり合って取り入れたものと思われる。これは歌舞伎文様として浴衣に染められ，ことに江戸の女性に好まれたが，多くは斧と菊を形で，琴を文字で縦縞風に並べて表された。…

※「鎌輪奴文」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。

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