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Here I gather motifs that are not quite yet a fixed scroll expression, 御銘 or defined textile patterns; but still appear frequently as 蒔絵, for example, or in 禅 bonmots.
唐松
Chinese pine, which can have the needles either all protrude from the center or from the main branches:
四君子
Read にしくんし, the four gentlemen representing the four seasons: Plum, orchid (蘭), bamboo and chrysanthemum.
月
- The full moon is often seen as a representation of enlightenment.
- However, it is more usually represented slightly obscured. Even the moon is displeasing without clouds, said 村田珠光.
- The autumn moon is considered particularly beautiful, often depicted with geese (雁).
- The Japanese see a rabbit pounding もち where we see a man in the moon.