namionigawara 波鬼瓦

Keywords
Architecture
Roofing Tiles

An ogre tile with a wave pattern descending from its base to form legs ashimoto 足元, that divide over the gable of the roof and follow the incline of the bargeboards *hafu 破風. Most date from the 17th century onward.

Koufukuji Nan'endou 興福寺南円堂 (Nara)

Kōfukuji Nan'endō 興福寺南円堂 (Nara)


Senshuuji Chouzuya 専修寺手水舎 (Mie)

Senshūji Chōzuya 専修寺手水舎 (Mie)