jūben rengemon 重弁蓮華文

Keywords
Architecture
Roofing Tiles

A roof tile style with a lotus pattern with double layered petals. The additional petals are placed between the leaf sprout shiyō 子葉 and the fully matured stylized petals, of which there are usually eight. The outer ends of the petals are peaked, or wedge-like shapes, kanben 間弁, thought of as lotus seeds.