hatasode 鰭袖

Also hatasode 端袖, hiresode 鰭袖. A style of sleeve found on Buddhist images. The sleeve of the robe is tied around the elbow, so that the end of the sleeve opens out in decorative folds. This sleeve style is found on statues and paintings of Buddhist guardian figures such as *Bonten 梵天 (Brahma), *jūni shinshō 十二神将 (twelve generals), and *shitennō 四天王 (four guardian kings).