Seventeen Kinds of Wallpaper Patterns

[Otagiri Tatsuzou]

I like this site. While it describes the patterns as wallpaper, I'd wager you could find most of them in fabric as well. The basic thesis is that you can find an example of every possible form of repetition in traditional Japanese decorative motifs.

The original site with detailed explanations of the types of repetition is here: mathmuse.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/pattrn/PatternE.html



Bingata


Yakata-Mon


Hana-Usagi-Kinran


Seikaiha


Ariso-Donsu


Yoshiwara-Tsunagi


Fundo-Tsunagi


Takeda-Bishi


Shikan-Jima


Rokuyata-Koshi


Sippo-Tsunagi


Sayagata


Onaga-Mitsudomoe


Bisyamon-Kikko


Kasane-Kikko-ni-Wa


Kagome


Asanoha

[AJBryant]

Actually, those are fabric patterns. When it says wallpaper, it means for a webpage.


Tony