Sangaku--Japanese Mathematics and Art in the $18^{\text{th}}, 19^{\text{th}}$ and $20^{\text{th}}$ Centuries

Sangaku—Japanese Mathematics and Art in the $18^{\text{th}},19^{\text{th}}$ and $20^{\text{th}}$ Centuries

Year: 2014 Authors: Hidetoshi Fukagawa; Kazunori Horibe

Core claim

Sangaku demonstrate that Japanese temple geometry united public mathematical practice with artistic presentation, preserving sophisticated problems and theorems in sacred settings.

Topics

sangaku, temple geometry, geometry theorems, mathematics and art

Domains

Euclidean geometry, circle packing, Descartes’ circle theorem, Soddy’s hexlet, votive tablet design, decorative painting, carved frames, temple and shrine art

Methods

historical survey, exhibition documentation, problem transcription, replica reconstruction

Media

wooden tablets, paint, carved frames, ceiling panels

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