kikine 利き根

Keywords
Architecture
Gardens

A term which refers to the large roots of trees, for example in Kano Eitoku's 狩野永徳 (1543-90) painting, Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons (1566) on the sliding doors *fusuma 襖 at Daitokuji Jukōin 大徳寺聚光院, Kyoto.