title: Plafond knot
text: # Plafond knot
  
  The Plafond knot, with its spiral-like center and rectangular border, was inspired by the decorations found on the dome-like central sections of ceilings in Chinese temples and palaces. The ceilings, which are divided into nine rectangular sections, three across and three deep, each have a domed apex composed of a circular design filled with auspicious motifs surrounded by a complementary motif which radiates out to the rectangular border. This effect is echoed in the plafond knot, which is made by hooking up and tightening a number of flat knots.
  
  The knot is also known by other names:
  
  | name | source |
  | - | - |
  | 藻井結, (simplified: 藻井结) | Chen 1. |
  | 藻井結 | Ruri-Ishikawa |
  | Spectacles Knot (안경매듭) | tUBoDk |
  