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mukaimon 向い文 | ||||||
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A design motif that consists of birds or butterflies with outspread wings arranged facing each other, mukai 向い to form a circle (see *marumon 丸文) or diamond shape (see *hishimon 菱文). The most common types are mukaihouou 向い鳳凰 (facing phoenixes), mukaitsuru 向い鶴 (facing cranes), and mukaichou 向い蝶 (facing butterflies). Facing butterflies in a repeat pattern was often used for the fabric for women's and children's clothing or *bugaku 舞楽 costumes. A type of *yuusoku mon'you 有職文様. | ||||||
mukaichou 向い蝶
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