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February 29, 2004
Maru Bishamon
One last traditional Bishamon pattern. This one is known as maru Bishamon. It is another interlocking pattern, and one that I have long admired. Except what it shares with the Bishamon-kikko pattern, I don’t know much of the history of this pattern. I have seen this pattern in use primarily in sashiko and katazome textile decorations.
This time around I have the images in 23×26 pixel, 40×46 pixel and 56×64 pixel resolutions—both indigo backed and transparent. If anyone knows more of the historical and cultural background of these patterns please let me know. Also if you want these downsized from the original vector files.
- maru bishamon with indigo background
(23×26 pixel)
- maru bishamon with transparent background
(23×26 pixel)
- maru bishamon on indigo
(40×46 pixels)
- maru bishamon with transparent background
(40×46 pixel)
- maru bishamon with indigo background
(56×64 pixel)
- maru bishamon with transparent background
(56×64 pixel)
If some of the images appear blank—just a thin line frame around nothing—then your browser (most likely IE) has an issue displaying transparent .png files. The image is there, right click on the “empty” box and “Save Picture As” or “Save Target As”.