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Title	Contains Image(s)	Description	Keywords
ebi-no-koshi 海老の腰		Also written 蝦の腰 or 蝦腰. A type of decorative molding *kurigata 繰形, used on…	Architecture, Decorations
ebikōryō 海老虹梁	✓	Also written 蝦虹梁. An usually-shaped rainbow tie beam thought to resemble the back of a lobster or shrimp or an s-shape…	Architecture, General Terms
ebisubashira 恵比須柱		1　A structural post considered sacred in an Edo period vernacular house *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ebisudō 夷堂		A simple structure that was usually erected in the center of a market place to house the deity *…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
ebizuka 海老束		Also written 蝦束; also hinazuka 雛束. A small strut with chamfered corners used between two staggered…	Architecture, General Terms
eburi-ita 柄振板	✓	Also written 絵振板 or 恵振板. A board cut in a decorative shape and attached at a right angle to the projecting end of a…	Architecture, General Terms
eburidai 柄振台	✓	Also written 絵振台. Also called onigawaradai 鬼瓦台, *onidai 鬼台. …	Architecture, General Terms
edazuka 枝束		Lit. branch strut. Also called hōzue 方杖; hasuzuka 斜束 or nanamezuka 斜め束. Diagonal braces used in…	Architecture, General Terms
edazumi 枝炭	✓	Lit. branch charcoal. A type of charcoal which is both ornamental and easy to ignite, used in either a sunken hearth *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
edogawara 江戸瓦		An archaic term for tiles of low quality used in Edo (now Tokyo) during the Edo period to roof tenement houses *…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
edoguro 江戸黒	✓	Lit. Edo black. A black plaster finish applied to the walls of fireproof mud-plastered storehouses *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
edoma 江戸間		A standard unit of measurement used in Edo and various towns in the Kantō 関東 region. In constructing an ordinary…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
eitaitō 永代灯		Also jōyatō 常夜灯. A device to prevent the votive light in a lantern from going out.	Architecture, Lanterns
ekimon 掖門	✓	Also written 腋門, or read *wakimon 脇門. A small gate…	Architecture, Gates
emadō 絵馬堂	✓	Lit. picture horse hall. Also called emaden 絵馬殿; emadokoro 絵馬所 or gakuden 額殿 (frame hall),…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
emyōbuta 慧明蓋		The domed lid of a tea ceremony kettle with an indentation or depressed area around the knob. Sometimes called a fuji…	Architecture, Tea Houses
en-ita 縁板	✓	The boards used to make the floor over a veranda framework. There are two common methods: kirime-en 切目縁 and …	Architecture, General Terms
en-nageshi 縁長押		Also written 椽長押; sometimes called *kirime nageshi 切目長押. A non-…	Architecture, General Terms
En'ya 園冶		Ch: Yuanye. Lit. garden building. The only extant treatise on classical Chinese garden construction. Written by the…	Architecture, General Terms, Document
en 縁		1　Also *engawa 縁側. A veranda. Formerly, en and …	Architecture, General Terms
enbashira 縁柱		Also engawabashira 縁側柱. Posts or pillars usually set on the floor boards *…	Architecture, General Terms
enchi 園池		Also written 苑池. Lit. garden pond. The large ponds in gardens of the Nara, Heian, and Kamakura periods. Specifically, the…	Architecture, Gardens
enchūza 円柱座		Lit. circular pillar seat. A rounded molding carved into the top of a base stone *soseki…	Architecture, General Terms
endō 円堂		Lit. circular hall. Although the literal meaning of endō is round structure (see *…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
engamachi 縁框	✓	A heavy horizontal member attached to the outside of the veranda framework over the veranda struts *…	Architecture, General Terms
engatō 円瓦当		Also called *gatō 瓦当. The circular pendant tiles attached to semi-circular…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
engawa 縁側	✓	Also wirtten 掾側. The area beside or surrounding the straw matted *tatami 畳…	Architecture, General Terms
engetsukyō 円月橋	✓	Lit. full moon bridge. A semi-circular garden bridge that, when reflected in the water below, presents the circular…	Architecture, Gardens
enkazura 縁葛		The horizontal boards positioned across the front of a veranda on top of the struts *…	Architecture, General Terms
enmimi-ita 縁耳板	✓	Lit. veranda ear board. The outermost board on the kure-en 榑縁 type of veranda which has long floor boards running…	Architecture, General Terms
ennuki 縁貫		A penetrating tie-beam that connects and strengthens the veranda struts *enzuka…	Architecture, General Terms
ensaki chōzubachi 縁先手水鉢	✓	Lit. end of the veranda water basin. A type of tall, cylindrical wash basin *…	Architecture, Gardens
enseishukugata chōzubachi 円星宿形手水鉢		Lit. round star type. A variety of *ensaki chōzubachi 縁先手水鉢, end of…	Architecture, Gardens
enshūgaki 遠州垣		Lit. Enshū gate. A type of projecting fence *sodegaki 袖垣 featuring upper…	Architecture, Gardens
enshūgata tōrō 遠州形灯籠		One type of lantern. Generally six-sided with an elongated canopy *kasa 笠 and…	Architecture, Lanterns
ensōdoko 円窓床	✓	Also written 円相床; also marumadodoko 丸窓床. A circular window placed in the center of the rear wall of an alcove *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
ensōgaki 円窓垣		Lit. circular window fence. A common type of projecting fence *sodegaki 袖垣…	Architecture, Gardens
ensōhishi sodegaki 円窓菱袖垣		Lit. circular window lattice sleeve fence. A type of narrow screen fence *sodegaki…	Architecture, Gardens
ensumigi 縁隅木		Lit. veranda corner rafter. Also called sumisasu 隅扠首. A brace placed under the outer corners of a…	Architecture, General Terms
entsunagi 縁繋		Also written 椽繋. Short horizontal bearers that join the outer veranda posts *enzuka…	Architecture, General Terms
enza 円座		1　A matting made of straw, rushes, sedge, or cattails woven in a spiral pattern that was used for bedding,…	Architecture, Accessories
enzanseki 遠山石		Lit. distant mountain stone. The stone in an arrangement placed above or behind artificial mountains *…	Architecture, Gardens
enzuka 縁束	✓	Also written entanbashira 縁短柱, also pronounced entsuka. Struts *tsuka…	Architecture, General Terms
eriwa 襟輪	✓	Also called iriwa 入輪. Lit. a collar ring. A collar tenon. It has a step-like piece called a collar, cut on each…	Architecture, Joints
eriwadome 襟輪留		Also called iriwadome 入輪留 or eridome 襟留. Lit. collar miter. An angle joint *…	Architecture, Joints
etsuri 桟		Also read san. Lit. hanging branches. 1　A sheathing made of boards and bamboo woven…	Architecture, General Terms
etsuriana 桟孔		The holes made in roofing lath to allow rope to be passed through and tied, thus making the lath secure. An example can be…	Architecture, General Terms
etsuridake 桟竹		Sometimes called *tarukidake 垂木竹: noboridake 昇竹 or sasudake…	Architecture, General Terms
eyō hijiki 絵様肘木		Bracket arms *hijiki 肘木, that are decorated with *…	Architecture, Decorations
eyō 絵様		1　A Nara and Heian periods term used to refer to any kind of design, which included a sketch for a statue…	Architecture, Decorations
eyō kurigata 絵様繰形		Also written 絵様刳形. Low relief carvings which use curved lines. The carvings are found, for example, on nosings *…	Architecture, Decorations
eyōjakuri 絵様决		A low relief architectural decoration carved into beams *hari 梁, nosings…	Architecture, Decorations
fudegaeshi 筆返し	✓	A curved wooden border attached to the end of a desk or shelf to prevent brushes and scrolls from rolling off. It is also…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings
Fudōdō 不動堂		A hall in a Buddhist temple dedicated to the deity *Fudō Myōō 不動明王 (Sk:…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
fuebashira 笛柱		Lit. flute post. The thick post at the right rear corner of a noh stage, *…	Architecture, General Terms
fugendō 普賢堂	✓	Also called Shigatsudō 四月堂; *Sanmaidō 三昧堂. A Buddhist temple in which the main deity…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
fujigata chōzubachi 富士形手水鉢	✓	Lit. Fuji shape. A common type of *shizenseki chōzubachi 自然石手水鉢,…	Architecture, Gardens
fukasanjō 深三畳		Also fukasanjō-no-seki 深三畳席. A tea ceremony room of three mats. One of the mats is about one quarter normal size,…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fukiashi 葺足	✓	The length of the visible surface of an ordinary broad, concave roofing tile, *…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
fukikaeshi 吹返		1　Also written 葺返. A board which projects diagonally out from the top of a statue canopy, *…	Architecture, Accessories, Sculpture, Art History
fukinukimon 吹貫門		A gate without doors. It may be a roofed opening in a fence or wall, but no gate leaves are hung on the structure.	Architecture, Castles
fukioroshi 葺下		Also written 葺卸. The extension of a roof or the elongation of eaves on the main part of a building in order to cover an…	Architecture, General Terms
fukitsuchi 吹土		The layer of clay spread on sheathing, *shitaji 下地, sometimes called …	Architecture, General Terms
fukiyose 吹寄		1　The arrangement of muntins, lattice (*fukiyose gōshi…	Art History, General Terms, Sculpture, Architecture
fukiyose daruki 吹寄垂木	✓	The grouping of two or three parallel rafters placed closely together with a wide space between each group. The spaces…	Architecture, General Terms
fukiyose gōshi 吹寄格子	✓	Lit. grouped or varying numbered lattice. Lattice or small beams arranged to form patterns in transoms, *…	Architecture, General Terms
fukiyosebashira 吹寄柱		Evenly spaced pillars or posts that are arranged so that two or more are in line. The amount of the space between the…	Architecture, General Terms
fukubachi 伏鉢		Also written 覆鉢; also called fukuhatsu ふくはつ. The small inverted bowl-like fixture placed on the box-like cover, *…	Architecture, General Terms
fukuben 複弁		A motif which consists of a double-stylized lotus petal with a leaf seedling in each petal. Found on the pendant, *…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
fukuben rengemon 複弁蓮華文	✓	Also written 複弁蓮花文. A double-lotus-petal motif applied to the pendant tiles, *gatō…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
fukugō tenshu 複合天守	✓	Also fukugōshiki tenshu 複合式天守. A large tower, *daitenshu 大天守, with…	Architecture, Castles
fukumi 含	✓	A channel. The part of a bearing block, *masu 斗, that is cut out either as a one-…	Architecture, General Terms
fukurin 覆輪		1　Parallel lines used to mark outlines in a painting or sculpture. 2　A narrow band…	Architecture, Decorations
fukurō 複廊	✓	A double corridor that was two bays, *ken 間, wide. Window frames with vertical…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
fukurodana 袋棚		Also fukurotodana 袋戸棚 or tenbukuro 天袋. Lit. enclosed shelf. 1　A small cupboard…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Folk Dwellings
fukurodoko 袋床		Lit. pouch or pocket alcove. An alcove, *tokonoma 床の間, characterized by a…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fukurokakekugi 袋掛釘		Lit. bag-hanging nail. A bamboo or iron nail inserted into the middle post, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fukusa 袱紗		Also chabukusa 茶袱紗. A thick silk cloth used by the host at a tea ceremony to wipe tea bowls, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumi-ishi 踏石	✓	Lit. stepping stone. The stone placed directly under the crawl door entrance, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumichidana 文道棚		A very simple type of shelving with sliding doors at floor level. Typically, the shelving is part of the many different…	Architecture, Accessories
fumikomi-datami 踏込畳		A straw mat, *tatami 畳, which is placed adjacent to the door from which the…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumikomidoko 踏込床	✓	Also fungomidoko ふんごみ床. An alcove, *tokonoma 床の間, with a board floor…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fuminugiishi 踏脱石		Lit. one of the trump stones, *yaku-ishi 役石, at the guest's entrance to the…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumisagari 踏下		The distance from the ridge of a roof, *munagi 棟木, to the eave end, *…	Architecture, General Terms
fumiwake-ishi 踏分石	✓	Lit. path-dividing stone. A type of trump stone, *yaku-ishi 役石. A stepping…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fumizura 踏面		Also called fumi-ita 踏板. The horizontal surface, known as the tread, on steps or stairs. The board, plank, or…	Architecture, General Terms
funagata chōzubachi 舟形手水鉢	✓	Lit. boat shape. A type of functional or decorative water basin, *chōzubachi…	Architecture, Gardens
funahijiki 舟肘木	✓	A boat-shaped bracket arm placed directly on top of a pillar to carry a purlin, *gagyō…	Architecture, General Terms
funatsukiishi 舟着石		Lit. A boat-landing stone. A large, flat stone used as a kind of dock in large pond gardens where boating took place. Even…	Architecture, Gardens
funazoko tenjō 舟底天井		Also called *yakata tenjō 屋形天井, an upside-down houseboat-shaped ceiling. A…	Architecture, General Terms
furesumi 振隅		Refers to the pitch of a roof that is different on the front and back from the pitch of the sides. The hip rafters at the…	Architecture, General Terms
furesumigi 振隅木		A hip rafter, *sumigi 隅木, which cannot bisect the purlins, *…	Architecture, General Terms
furiwake 振分		The center line of a surface that has been divided equally. The line may run vertically or horizontally. This center point…	Architecture, General Terms
furo 風炉	✓	A portable brazier used in the spring and summer seasons when the hearth or fire-box, *ro…	Architecture, Tea Houses
furoku 不陸		Lit. not horizontal. A surface which is not flat or horizontal to the ground.	Architecture, General Terms
furosaki byōbu 風炉先屏風		Sometimes abbreviated to furosaki 風炉先. A partition used in a tea ceremony room *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
furosakimado 風炉先窓		Lit. window in front of stove. A window opened in the wall by the host's mat, *…	Architecture, Tea Houses
fusa 総		Also written 房. 1　A tassel, tuft, fringe, cluster, or bunch. 2　Silk is for the elite and rough fabric for…	Architecture, Accessories
fusahikite 総引手		Tassels attached to the pull, *hikite 引手, of an opaque sliding screen, *…	Architecture, Accessories
fuse-zu 伏図		A framing plan showing the structural arrangement and details of various parts of a building including the floor, ceiling,…	Architecture, General Terms