Spiral pattern - Uzumakimonyo

…In a broad sense, it refers to the spiral or scroll decoration of various architectural decorations. The scroll design of the capital of a column is thought to have originated from the lily-shaped decoration of Egyptian architecture, and through the Middle East, a double scroll (called Aeolic capital) that is close to the refined and perfected form of the Greek Classical period took root on the coast of Asia Minor in the 7th to 6th centuries BC. Usually, two scrolls are combined on the left and right, but in some cases, four scrolls are attached to the four directions on corner columns. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "spiral pattern" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…広義には各種建築装飾の渦形ないし渦巻飾りを意味する。柱頭の渦巻文様はエジプト建築のユリ形装飾に起源すると考えられ，中近東を経て前7～前6世紀の小アジア沿岸部でほぼギリシア古典期の洗練された完成形に近い双渦形(アエオリック式Aeolic capitalとよばれる)が定着をみた。通例左右一組2個の渦巻を組み合わせるが，隅部の柱では4方向にむけて4個の渦巻をつける例もある。…

※「渦巻文様」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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