The ogre-face tile *onigawara 鬼瓦, placed at the ends of offspring ridges *…

1　Also called ichimonji nokigawara 一文字軒瓦; ichimonji karakusagawara 一文字唐草瓦. A type of…

1　A general term for the special tiles used at the base of a roof ridge.

2　A name…

Also called irakamune 甍棟; hon irakagawara 本甍瓦. The roof tiles that form the lowest part of the stack of…

The smallest semi-circular tile, with a diameter of 7.5 cm. An eave end tile of this size decorated with a comma pattern is…

Also written 円瓦. Also called *ogawara 男瓦, especially in the 6th-…

1　A flat, rectangular roof tile with a small, semi-cylindrical tile attached. This combined tile is placed…

Lit. "female tile." Also called migawara. Also written 雌瓦, or 牝瓦. A 7-12th century term for a broad concave roof…

Tile fragments used to strengthen earthen kilns and mud fences.

Filler or gap-fill tiles used to close or plug the openings along the base of the main ridge *…

Roof tiles that are placed along the drooping verges; that is, tiles that extend beyond edges of the gables.

A small edge raised slightly to the left of the right edge an eave-end tile *…

The barrel part *dō 胴, of a half-round roofing tile *…

The lower or front end of the barrel part *dō 胴, of a half-round…

Tile with a motif composed of kanji 漢字 characters that usually form the name of a temple. The use of character…

A general term for the rows of decorative tiles used along the ridge of a structure. The tiles have many patterns, for…

Also read munagawara. Lit. "ridge tiles." A generic term for the tiles used to cover the apex of the roof.…

Lit. "tiles at the corners of the ridge." A generic term for the ogre tile *onigawara…