hira karakusagawara 平唐草瓦

Also called hira karakusa 平唐草. A broad concave eave-end tile *nokihiragawara 軒平瓦, decorated with an arabesque pattern *karakusamon 唐草文, on the pendant part *gatō 瓦当. It was employed especially during the 7th-12th century. The arabesque motif later fell into disuse, but the tile was still called *karakusagawara 唐草瓦.