Fylfot motif
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Object Details
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Fylfot (sayagata) is a popular geometric design that was called "saya" during the Edo era. This pattern is a standard map symbol for Buddhist temples in Japan. Originally this pictogram came from the Hindu God of love Vishnu's chest hair. Today, it represents a good omen and virtue. The jagged-edged resemble the effect of ikat dyeing.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helen Snyder
- mid 18th - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1976-103-215
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- textile designs
- Object Name
- Katagami
- Type
- Katagami
- Medium
- Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 32.4 × 40.6 cm (12 3/4 in. × 16 in.)
- Image: 24.1 × 35.6 cm (9 1/2 in. × 14 in.)
- made in
- Japan
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1976-103-215
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e828aefa-8374-40fc-a91c-c5298b6b316e
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