Mitsu-Domoe (三つ巴)
Threefold swirl. A domoe is a comma-shaped symbol drawn in a circular swirl pattern. Mitsu domoe feature three domoe, while the more common yin-yang (陰陽 / yin-yo) features two domoe in an interlocking swirl (Gorham 1971:220). Mitsu-domoe often appear in association with Buddhist and Shino shrines and represent the interplay of the cosmos, the earth, and human kind. See Yin-Yo (陰陽).
Top of Sometsuke Katagami Mitsu-Domoe Kozara (small dish with stenciled yin-yang design)
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