chichi-no-ma 乳の間

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Also called chi-no-ma 乳の間. A horizontal band of small round projections found around the upper part of a temple bell bonshō 梵鐘. The projections are called chichi 乳.

a) *chichinoma* 乳の間　b) *ike-no-ma* 池の間　c) *kusa-no-ma* 草の間
Tōdaiji **Shōrō* 東大寺鐘楼 (Nara)