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mokkōbishi 木瓜菱

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Painting

Lit. "mokkō diamonds." A design pattern of interlocking diamond shapes incorporating the indented oval motif known as *mokkō 木瓜.

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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