From the hem (suso) to the back, the posture of the standing tree resembles a bow, and is therefore called a "littleneck" pattern. It is said to have been born from the motif of the tree of life designed in Indian fabrics. The phoenix is imagined to live in a magnolia tree, and is beloved as a auspicious pattern. Ruby: phoenix.
裾（すそ）から背中へとうねるように立ち上る木の模様は、立木模様と呼ばれ、特に武家女性に好まれた。インド更紗にデザインされる生命の樹のモティーフから生まれた模様と言われている。鳳凰は桐樹に住むといわれる想像上の瑞鳥（ずいちょう）で、吉祥模様として喜ばれた。 ルビ：ずいちょう
View the original at Japan Search →A weapons statute that contains the most important art registry in the country. Article 2 defines a sword by measurement: a blade of fifteen centimetres or more for a sword, spear or naginata, five and a half for a dagger. Article 14 then carves out an exception. The prefectural board of education registers old firearms of value as art or antiques, and swords of value as art, on the basis of an appraisal by registration examiners appointed for their scholarly knowledge.
The cool part. A Japanese sword is lawful to own because it has been certified as art. Not because it was disarmed, not because it was licensed as a weapon. The judgement is made by the board of education, and Article 14 then requires the board to notify the prefectural public safety commission of what it has decided. The culture side rules, and the police are informed afterwards. Fail the appraisal and the same object becomes contraband.
Verify at e-Gov 法令検索 →Use it Palette for a single-colour run: one ink, heavy stock, nothing else on the sheet.
Description source: museum curator text, translated — not generated