Fylfot motif
date: label: Date
content: mid 18th - early 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Helen Snyder
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1976-103-215
objectType: label: Type
content: textile designs
label: Object Name
content: Katagami
label: Type
content: Katagami
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 32.4 × 40.6 cm (12 3/4 in. × 16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Image: 24.1 × 35.6 cm (9 1/2 in. × 14 in.)