| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| chichi-no-ma 乳の間 | ✓ | Also called chi-no-ma 乳の間. A horizontal band of small round projections found around the upper part of a temple… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| chichikanamono 乳金物 | ✓ | Also manjū kanamono 饅頭金物 (see *manjūgata 饅頭形), hoshu 鋪首,… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| chirashihassō 散八双 | A generic name for the decorative metal fittings *kazarikanagu 飾金具,… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| chirashikanagu 散金具 | A metal fitting *kanagu 金具 attached to the corners of a door and… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| chirashimanji 散万字 | A pattern which consists of swastika manji 卍 motifs inside a square grid. |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| chirashiōgi 散扇 | Also chiriōgi. A decorative, geometric pattern that resembles closed fan shapes on a square grid. It is found on… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| chōchinbishi 提灯菱 | Lit. Lantern diamond. A type of diamond pattern *hishi 菱 used on mullions *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| chōjikuzushi 丁字崩 | A decorative, geometric pattern based on the character 丁 chō that is found on transoms *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| chōkoku ranma 彫刻欄間 | ✓ | Lit. carved transom. A decorative frieze consisting of carved panels fixed above the head of a door. Transom designs include… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| chūshin kazari 中心飾 | Also tenjō chūshinkazari 天井中心飾. Lit. center flower. 1 A group of decorative patterns in… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| madokazari 窓飾 | Lit. "window decoration." A thin decoration that is hung around the outer border of a window, over the curtain, to provide… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| magatama 曲玉 | 1 Also written 勾玉. A bead with religious significance, introduced to Japan from the Korean peninsula. It is… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| makikanagu 巻金具 | U-strap. A コ-shaped metal fitting used to secure wooden joints. |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| manjitsunagi 万字繋 | ✓ | Also written 満字繋, 卍つなぎ. A pattern *mon'yō 文様, or mullion *… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| matsubakuzushi 松葉崩 | A geometric pattern based on stylized pine needles, matsuba 松葉, that is used for muntins *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| matsubatsunagi 松葉繋 | Lit. "connected pine needles." A geometrical pattern used for muntins *kumiko… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| matsuedaberi 松江田縁 | Also matsuidaberi 松井田縁. A navy-blue linen binding used to make the edge of a straw mat *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| mayu 眉 | 1 A carved molding *kurigata 繰形, found on the lower edges of… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| mayukaki 眉欠き | Also mayujakuri 眉決, mabigaki まびがき. The process of carving *mayu 眉, moldings… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| mitsubana gegyo 三花懸魚 | ✓ | Lit. "three-flowered bargeboard pendant." A decorative gable pendant *gegyo… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| mitsubana kudarigegyo hiretsuki 三花降懸魚鰭付 | A decorative gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚 covering the ends of purlins in a gable… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| mokkōgata ranma 木瓜形欄間 | A transom *ranma 欄間, with openwork *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| munekazari 棟飾り | A generic name for the ornaments added to the ridge of a thatched or wooden roof to protect the roof-ridge, and to symbolize… |
Architecture, Decorations |
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