fukurin 覆輪

1　Parallel lines used to mark outlines in a painting or sculpture.

2　A narrow band, protruding or indented, with a hemispherical cross-section. Often found at the edge of a bargeboard decoration, *gegyo 懸魚, on Momoyama and Edo period temples, or below the metal cap, tokin kanamono 兜巾金物, on a gate post, *monbashira 門柱, of a lintel gate, *kabukimon 冠木門. The fukurin runs along the edge of the gegyo or tokin, forming a border which highlights the edge of the decoration.

3　A rim covering the edge of a ceramic vessel, sword guard, flute, piece of armor, or saddle for protection and decoration. Made from a material different to that of the object, frequently metal or leather. Gilt bronze (*kondō 金銅), silver-plated bronze (gindō 銀銅), or *sahari 響銅 are often used for decoration. Tenmoku ceramic wares, *tenmokuyū 天目釉, for example, sometimes have a golden rim around the mouth. See *gōbuchi 格縁

4　A narrow border of a different material, sewn onto the sleeves or the side slit, wakiake 脇明け, of a woman's kimono 着物.