Shippo, Circle Motif

This is another very popular pattern called Shippo . Circles are continuously overlapped equally on all four sides, the circle being a symbol of happiness and peace.

It is said that the pronunciation of the words shiho and jippo both meaning “cross”, were combined to form the word Shippo , a Buddhist word meaning seven treasures ( gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli ).