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hachiyō 八葉

Lit. eight leaves. Also hachiyō kanagu 八葉金具. A metal decoration carved into the shape of eight petals with a central…

Architecture, Decorations
hafu kazari kanagu 破風飾金具

Also hafu kanagu 破風金具. Decorative metal fittings, *kazari kanagu…

Architecture, Decorations
hakokanagu 箱金具 Also hakokanamono 箱金物, *makikanagu 巻金具, makikanamono 巻金物. U-strap, strap, stirrup.… Architecture, Decorations
hanaguri 鼻繰

A generic name for moldings *kurigata 繰形, used on the edge of bracket arms *…

Architecture, Decorations
hanaikada 花筏

Lit. flower raft. A decorative, floral pattern popular in the Momoyama period. The design is said to be derived from a…

Architecture, Decorations
hanakumiko 花組子

Also hanako 花子. Decorative petal-shaped muntins found on doors *shōji…

Architecture, Decorations
hanaranma 花欄間

Also called hanasama ranma 花狭間欄間 or *hanazama 花狭間. A…

Architecture, Decorations
hanazama 花狭間 ✓

Also hanasama.



1 A type of foliate panel *…

Architecture, Decorations
hassō kanagu 八双金具 ✓

Also called hassō kanamono 八双金物; sakawa kanagu 逆輪金具 or saba-no-o 鯖の尾. Lit. twin…

Architecture, Decorations
hi-no-de dana 日出棚 A type of decorative closet against a wall, with two small doored compartments resting on the floor and a round window… Architecture, Decorations
hire 鰭 ✓

Lit. fins. A decorative sculpted form found, for example, on the left and right of a gable pendant *…

Architecture, Decorations
hon'yamato 本大和 An abbreviation of hon'yamatokaki 本大和掻. Also pronounced hon'yamatogaki. A type of decoration used on teahouses with an… Architecture, Decorations
hōō 鳳凰

1 A phoenix. A mythical Chinese bird, thought to have been introduced to Japan in the Asuka period. The…

Architecture, Painting, Decorations, Art History
horimono 彫物

1 The skills, process, and work of carving in wood, bamboo, stone, metal, or other materials. It also…

Architecture, Decorations
hōsōge karakusa 宝相華唐草

1 Abbreviation of hōsōge karakusamon 宝相華唐草文. A type of Chinese arabesque design *…

Architecture, Decorations, Roofing Tiles
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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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