Motif archive · Floral
Shepherd’s Purse Flower
荠菜花
A small Jiangnan spring flower transformed into a repeated woven sign.
The four-petal motif is linked in the current Shanghai tiaohua record with 荠菜花. The saying “荠菜花，赛牡丹” gives the humble flower a striking cultural afterlife.
Interpretation status: Working catalog interpretation. Meanings are catalogued with their level of certainty rather than treated as universal maker statements.
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