Hosogemon

Japanese: 宝相華文 - ほうそうげもん

A type of Buddhist pattern. Hoso is the Chinese name of a plant belonging to the rose family, and it is said that this pattern is based on this name, or that it is a variation of the lotus pattern, or that it is a pattern of the rose of the mallow family. It is an elegant decorative pattern of plants, also called Tang flowers or auspicious flowers. It has been used in China since the Sui and early Tang dynasties, and was popular during the Tang dynasty. In Japan, it was widely used during the Nara period, replacing the honeysuckle pattern (nindo-mon) that was popular during the Asuka period, and was also used after the Heian period. The small hollyhock pattern, which became a courtly pattern, belongs to this lineage. It was used as a design for the textiles of Shoso-in, as a decorative pattern for crafts such as the Tachibana no Fujin Nenji Butsu Zushi (Lady Tachibana's Buddhist Altar) from the Hakuho period, as interior decoration of temples and pagodas such as the East Pagoda of Yakushi-ji Temple, the Golden Hall of Toshodai-ji Temple, and the Five-story Pagoda of Daigo-ji Temple, as the back pattern of Tang-style mirrors, and as a decorative pattern for the interior furnishings and decorations of temple halls. Most of the colored patterns are created using the ungen coloring technique, and show a unique beauty.

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Japanese:

仏教系の文様の一種。宝相とはバラ科に属する植物の中国名で，これを文様としたものとも，蓮華文の変化したもの，またはアオイ科のブッソウゲを文様化したものともいう。優美に文様化された植物の装飾文様で唐花，瑞花ともいう。中国では隋，初唐の時代から用いられ，唐代に盛行。日本では飛鳥時代に盛行した忍冬文 (にんどうもん) に代って奈良時代に広く用いられ，平安時代以降にも愛用された。有職文様となった小葵文はこの系統に属する。正倉院の織物の図案をはじめ，白鳳時代の『橘夫人念持仏厨子』などの工芸品の装飾文様，薬師寺東塔，唐招提寺金堂，醍醐寺五重塔などの堂塔の室内装飾，唐式鏡の背文，寺院の堂内具や荘厳 (しょうごん) の装飾文様として用いられた。彩色文様としては大部分が繧繝 (うんげん) 彩色の技法によって表わされ，独自の美しさを示した。

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