Meaning of shōchikubai | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Rare spelling of shochikubai.
   alt-of, rare
2. A combination of pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms, especially associated with the New Year in Japan.

Examples

“No. 13. Shōchikubai (Plum, Pine and Bamboo) in a “horai-san” on a “kwadai”.”

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

“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.”

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