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sumaru 素丸

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Architecture

Roofing Tiles

A term used by tile makers and setters instead of *marugawara 丸瓦, meaning a semi-circular or half round roof tile.

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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