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matsubakuzushi 松葉崩

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Architecture

Decorations

A geometric pattern based on stylized pine needles, matsuba 松葉, that is used for muntins *kumiko 組子.

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University