Escheresque art long before Escher

M.C. Escher was not the first who invented patterns of interlocked fish and birds.
The British Museum’ description of this object:
Length: 30.500 cm, Width: 24.300 cm, Height: 6.200 cm
Gift of Dr Bernhard Landan
Asia JA 1946.10-12.1.a-c
Lacquer document box, From Japan, Edo period, 19th century AD
The interlocking design of black crows and white egrets is very unusual, and [...]

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