Sayagata
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East Asian tessellated pattern
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The sayagata (Japanese : 紗綾形) pattern is traditional East Asian decorative motif. It is made up of interlocking swastikas forming a tessellation of H-shaped figures.
History
[edit ]The pattern may have originated in Ancient India and was introduced to Japan by way of textiles imported from Ming China in the late 16th century.[1]
In a 1964 lecture titled The Regular Division of the Plane, M. C. Escher used sayagata as an example of a space-filling design, describing it simply as "a very well known Japanese pattern". Sayagata is also featured in Escher's print series of the same name.[2]
References
[edit ]- ↑ Parent, Mary Neighbour. "Sayagata". JAANUS . 渥美財団 Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ Escher, Maurits Cornelis (March 25, 1989). Vermeulen, J. W. (ed.). Escher on Escher: Exploring the Infinite. Translated by Ford, Karin. United States: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 9780810924147.
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