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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: Akira on January 01, 2018, 15:10:27

Title: Japanese knots
Post by: Akira on January 01, 2018, 15:10:27

These are a couple of traditional Japanese knots.

1. Agemaki-knot: used to tie the raised curtain in front of the divinity.
2. Ume-musubi, meaning "apricot knot".  It's shape would be self-explanatory.

Title: Re: Japanese knots
Post by: basker on January 01, 2018, 21:49:09

Akira,

Thank you for bringing those details into foreground and showing me what I have not seen before.

Sam

Title: Re: Japanese knots
Post by: Akira on January 02, 2018, 01:02:45

Sam, thank you for the comment.  Glad you enjoy the images.

Title: Re: Japanese knots
Post by: atpaula on January 02, 2018, 02:02:04

Thank you for showing us these knots Akira.
I appreciate the seaman's knots art and didn't know they had not exhausted all the knots possibilities.

Title: Re: Japanese knots
Post by: Akira on January 02, 2018, 02:22:39

Aguinaldo, thank you for the comment.

If I understand correctly, the seaman's knots are great example of the "form follows function" concept.  These Japanese knots (and maybe the Celtic knots) have spiritual meaning as well in addition to their individual functions.