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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
taiheibire 大瓶鰭

Also oigata 笈形, *gasshōhire 合掌鰭. A pair of decorative sculpted…

Architecture, Decorations
taka-no-hashi 鷹の嘴

Lit. "hawk's beak." A decorative, curved pattern often found on moldings. The pattern has pointed tips like a bird's beak.…

Architecture, Decorations
take-no-fushi ranma 竹の節欄間 ✓

Also take-no-fushi 竹の節. Lit. "bamboo joint transom." A type of transom shaped like a balustrade which became…

Architecture, Decorations
taru-no-kuchi 樽の口

1 An abbreviation of taru-no-kuchi kanamono 樽の口金物. Part of the metal cover *…

Architecture, Decorations
tarukisaki kanamono 垂木先金物

A decorative metal fitting *kazari kanagu 飾金具 fixed to the end of a…

Architecture, Decorations
tasuki 襷 ✓

1 Two interact lines, strings or rails diagonally forming a pattern of diamond shapes. Sometimes another…

Architecture, Decorations
tasukigōshi 襷格子

Also *hishigōshi 菱格子. A type of lattice *…

Architecture, Decorations
tatebishi 竪菱

Also written 立菱. A longitudinal diamond pattern which consists a series of repeated upright diamond shapes. See …

Architecture, Decorations
tengai 天蓋

1 Also sangai 傘蓋, hōgai 宝蓋, kagai 華蓋, kengai 懸蓋. Sk: chatra…

Architecture, Decorations, Art History, Sculpture
tonbo kanagu 蜻蛉金具

Lit. "dragonfly metal fitting." A type of decorative metal fitting *kazari kanagu…

Architecture, Decorations
toshoku 塗色 ✓

The colors of paint found on Japanese style *wayō 和様 temples.…

Architecture, Decorations
tsukemen kurigata 付け面繰形

Lit. "attached surface molding." An incised or molded decoration *kurigata 繰形…

Architecture, Decorations
tsuki-no-ji kuzushi 月の字崩

A geometrical pattern based on the character 月, tsuki (moon), and found on transoms *…

Architecture, Decorations
tsukuridashi kurigata 作り出し繰形

An incised or molded decoration *kurigata 繰形 applied to an…

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