Sangaku-Japanese Mathematics and Art in 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries
Hidetoshi Fukagawa and Kazunori Horibe

Proceedings of Bridges 2014: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture
Pages 111–118
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Abstract

In the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries ordinary people enjoyed traditional Japanese mathematics all over Japan. They made sangaku, votive wooden tablets with geometry problems, and hung them in many temples and shrines. The problems were presented artistically in color to attract the visitor's eye. The world of sangaku means both Japanese mathematics and art dedicated to temples and shrines.

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