A plain, single-petaled, stylized lotus pattern found on the pendant *gatō 瓦当, of semi-circular, convex eave-end tiles *nokimarugawara 軒丸瓦, during the Asuka period, especially the first half of the 7th century. The number of petals varied from six to eleven. The tips of the petals are often arrowed and are often rolled back on themselves ending in a point or, have only raised dots. Some of the petals have a ridge down the center, containing five or more bead-forms representing lotus seeds. Rims are usually simple and undecorated.
Examples have been unearthed in Nara at a great number of sites of existing temples and at the ruins of temples, as well as at sites in outlying areas. This type of decoration is derived from patterns found on semi-circular, convex eave-end pendant tiles from the Korean kingdoms of Baeje (Jp: *Kudara 百済) and Goguryeo (Jp: *Kōkuri 高句羅).
