The short version
Hokusai pattern book shared as a concrete tessellation source.
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Hokusai Moyo Gafu
Hokusai pattern book shared as a concrete tessellation source.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-04-25
Last seen:2026-04-25
Times seen:1
Website:ndl.go.jp
Why it caught our attention
The thread surfaced an actual book copy and accessible scans.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-04-25
Editorial paraphrase
“Found a copy of the book on Wikimedia.” and “the page has a British Museum version with an English interface.”
Original threadHokusai and Tesselations