silver ratio; Yamato ratio
A specific proportion used in traditional Japanese architecture and design, often contrasted with the golden ratio. Also known as the silver ratio (1:√2).
See also: 白銀比
It is said that the Yamato ratio is used in the architecture of Hōryū-ji.
The Yamato ratio, also called the silver ratio, represents a uniquely Japanese aesthetic sense.
The golden ratio (1:1.618...), a different proportion often contrasted with the silver ratio.
From 大和 (Yamato, ancient Japan) + 比 (ratio). The term reflects the ratio's association with traditional Japanese aesthetics.