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hōju 宝珠 ✓

1 Also pronounced hōshu. A sacred gem. Usually a ball or tear-drop shape object that is sacred to…

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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