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| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| engatō 円瓦当 | Also called *gatō 瓦当. The circular pendant tiles attached to semi-circular… |
Architecture, Roofing Tiles | |
| renben 蓮弁 | Lit. "lotus petal." |
Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Art History, Sculpture | |
| renji 蓮子 | Raised dots or bead-like forms that represent the seeds in a stylized lotus flower pattern decorating many pendant tiles *… |
Architecture, Roofing Tiles | |
| rurigawara 瑠璃瓦 | Lit. "lapis lazuli tile." A tile to which a blue glaze ruriyū 瑠璃釉 has been applied. The glaze is made from… |
Architecture, Roofing Tiles | |
| ryokuyūgawara 緑釉瓦 | Lit. "green-glazed roof tiles." A decorative green glaze is applied to the pendants *gatō… |
Architecture, Roofing Tiles |