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1 Also gejō. A type of molding *kurigata 繰形. The legs of a desk or pedestal carved in a decorative S-shaped curve. Also refers to a desk or pedestal with legs of this type. Variations of geshō include; hanaashi 花足 (flower leg), *sagiashi 鷺足 (heron leg), *nekoashi 猫足 (cat's leg). Geshō originated in China in the Six dynasties. The earliest mention of geshō in Japan is a reference to a piece of lacquerware in the 8th-century document Saidaiji shizairukichō 西大寺資財流記帳.
2 Also genjō 眠象, *kōzama 格狭間. A heart-shaped or kidney-shaped outline used in architectural and furniture decoration.