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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
wachigaigawara 輪違瓦	✓	Also tsumegawara 爪瓦. A row of narrow tile pieces cut crosswise from semi-cylindrical tiles *…	Architecture, Roofing Tiles
wajō 倭城		A Japanese castle. Refers to 25 castles constructed in various regions of Korea by the Japanese forces during the Bunroku-…	Architecture, Castles
wakaba 若葉	✓	1　An abstract decorative pattern of extended curved lines based on the form of a leaf. The pattern is…	Architecture, Decorations
wakiagari 脇上	✓	The wakiagari allowed visitors to enter or leave the residence from a waiting palanquin kago 駕篭 without…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings
wakidana 脇棚	✓	Shelves forming part of an arrangement in the space next to the decorative alcove *…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings
wakido 脇戸	✓	A small door, usually beside the main door of a structure. Sometimes there is one on each side of the main door.	Architecture, General Terms
wakiganna 脇鉋		A plane used to smooth the sides of a groove, particularly in a doorsill or lintel, after the base plane, *…	Architecture, Tools
wakigegyo 脇懸魚		Lit. "side gable pendant." Also *kudarigegyo 降懸魚, *…	Architecture, Decorations
wakihonjin 脇本陣		A secondary *honjin 本陣, authorized by the Tokugawa 徳川 government for the…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
wakijin 脇陣		Side sanctuary. Areas beside the main hall *hondō 本堂 of a Buddhist…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures
wakikoguchi 脇虎口		A side entrance to a castle. A small, inconspicuous entrance located on the side of a castle, in contrast with the main gate…	Architecture, Castles
wakikokabe 脇小壁		A long, narrow, vertical wall constructed between two or more pillars, or on each side of an entrance or a window.	Architecture, General Terms
wakimon 脇門		Also read *ekimon 掖門. A side gate or a small gate on one or both sides of a…	Architecture, Gates
wakishōji 脇障子		Wooden screens placed at the back ends of side verandas *en 縁. They…	Architecture, General Terms
wakizura 脇面		The left and right sides of a purlin *keta 桁.	Architecture, General Terms
waku 枠		A frame constructed around the perimeter of a window or doorway; the opening into which sliding panels and other structural…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings
wakugi 和釘		Also called nihon kugi 日本釘. A square nail used during and after the Kofun period. The nail was made of hand-wrought…	Architecture, General Terms
wakuhijiki 枠肘木		Two bracket arms *hijiki 肘木 positioned at right angle to one…	Architecture, General Terms
wanagi hozo 輪薙ほぞ		A tenon referred to as channeled or as fingered. It is used on king posts *shinzuka…	Architecture, Joints
wanagikomi 輪薙込		Wanagikomi is an angle joint, also called an open mortise and tenon joint, a slip slot or finger mortise. It…	Architecture, Joints
warabite 蕨手	✓	Also warabide. A style of ornamentation which features a curved design based on curling bracken shoots. It is found…	Architecture, Decorations
waranawa 藁縄		1　Rope made by twisting together strands of straw. In clay statuary, the central wooden core *…	Art History, General Terms, Architecture, Sculpture
waraza 藁座	✓	1　Also called enza, maruza 円座, or ukeza kanamono 受座金物. The metal or…	Architecture, General Terms
waridakebari 割竹張		To cover or enclose with split bamboo. For example, found on the doors of a simple garden gate teimon 庭門 with a…	Architecture, General Terms
wariguri-ishi 割栗石		Also called wariguri 割栗, kuri-ishi 栗石 or guri ぐり (lit. "stones crushed like chestnuts"). Rock…	Architecture, General Terms
warihada 割肌		The surface of a member that was split vertically by pounding in a wedge *kusabi…	Architecture, Joints
warihaiden 割拝殿	✓	Lit. "divided worship hall." A long structure under a single roof divided in the center by a passageway *…	Architecture, Shrines
warikebiki 割毛引		Lit. "splitting gauge." The splitting gauge is used to mark thin pieces of wood along the grain so that it can be broken…	Architecture, Tools
warikusabi 割楔		1　An extremely strong joint that uses a blind wedge-split tenon warikusabi hozo 割楔ほぞ to join two…	Architecture, Joints
warima 割間		The interval between the vertical slats *tateko 竪子 and horizontal…	Architecture, Gardens
wata-ita 綿板		Also called *ireko-ita 入子板. A board that connects the rails and crosspieces…	Architecture, General Terms
watabana 綿花		Also written 綿鼻. A molding *kurigata 繰形 in the shape of a silk-…	Architecture, Decorations
watari yagura 渡櫓	✓	1　A connecting gallery or tower inside a square compound *masugata…	Architecture, Castles
watariago 渡腮		Also called *agokaki 腮欠, agokake 腮掛. A cogged right-angled joint…	Architecture, Joints
wayō 和様		1　Lit. "Japanese style architecture." The architectural techniques and styles introduced from China during…	Architecture, General Terms, Art History
wayō hijiki 和様肘木	✓	A bracket arm *hijiki 肘木 that is characterized by curved surfaces on the…	Architecture, General Terms
wayō kōran 和様高欄	✓	A railing in the wayō style *wayō 和様. The horizontal…	Architecture, General Terms