Chinese Knotting: The Caisson Ceiling Knot
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The Caisson
Ceiling Knot is named after an architectural feature also
known as a sunken panel roof. I checked the translation of the
Chinese name to see if there was a more obvious or familar term
that might be used to name the knot. My dictionary and a search
of the Internet on architectural terms combine to tell the story
that this knot was named for this particular ceiling panel style
and there's no zippier translation that does not depart from the
intended meaning of the original name. Another translation that
has been used is Plafond which is simply ceiling
in French.
Chen 1: Plafond Knot
TAoCaWK: Caisson Ceiling Knot
Korean: Spectacle Knot
Ashley: #807 two-strand Chinese
lanyard knot (description, not name)
3. 
CLW
Creation Date: Thu Jun 6 17:32:42 PDT 2002
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