| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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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 | |
| oigata mon'yō 笈形文様 | A pattern drawn on a wall on both sides of a type of post called *kentozuka… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| okkake manji 追掛万字 | ✓ | Architecture, Decorations | |
| okurimanji 送り万字 | A type of design pattern *mon'yō 文様 or mullion *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| omogegyo 本懸魚 | Lit. "main gable pendant." Also written 主懸魚, ogamigegyo 拝懸魚. A decorative gable pendant *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| otafukubishi 御多福菱 | A decorative diamond pattern created by a series of indented curved lines. Occasionally the pattern is used for mullions *… |
Architecture, Decorations |
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