shōchikubai

A form of shochikubai — A combination of pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms, especially associated with the New Year in Japan.

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nounshōchikubai (plural shōchikubai)
  1. rareRare spelling of shochikubai.

    It is ornamented with such symbols of felicity as the Shōchikubai […]

    1953, Yuzuru Okada, Netsuke: a miniature art of Japan, Japan Travel Bureau, page 140
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    No. 13. Shōchikubai (Plum, Pine and Bamboo) in a “horai-san” on a “kwadai”.

    1936, Josiah Conder, The theory of Japanese flower arrangements, Thompson, page 70

    Three separate sets of gay shōchikubai motifs grow upward from the hem. The large central shōchikubai pattern fills the two wide back panels and the topmost branches spread out into both sleeves.

    1986, Reiko Mochinaga Brandon, Country Textiles of Japan: The Art of Tsutsugaki, Honolulu Academy of Arts, page 106
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