ishidatamimon　石畳文

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Also written 甃文. Also arare 霰 or *ichimatatsu 市松. A checkerboard pattern named for its resemblance to paving stones ishidatami 石畳. A type of traditional design based on Heian court decoration *yuusoku mon'you 有職文様. The pattern can be found on the clothing of haniwa 埴輪 figurines (mid-4c to early 7c), and on dyed textiles from the *Shousouin 正倉院. In the 9c, Heian courtiers alternatively called a small checkerboard pattern 'arare', a term meaning hail or small rice-cake cubes. The ishidatami pattern continued to be popular, and was favored by both aristocrats and warriors. Widely used in the middle ages on clothing, in particular, 15-16c *nou 能 costumes, lacquer ware, as well as architectural decoration in the Edo period. A variety of fabric designs that run motifs over a checkerboard pattern ground also became popular in the Edo period.

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