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| kaben 花弁 | The band of lotus petals *renji 蓮子 which encircles the seed pod *… |
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| kake domoegawara 掛巴瓦 | Often abbreviated kake domoe 掛巴. The semi-cylindrical eave-end cover tiles, noki kakedomoe marugawara… |
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| kake karakusagawara 掛唐草瓦 | A common term for the broad, concave eave-end pendant tiles that are placed along the gable overhang *… |
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| kakegawara 掛瓦 | A general term for tiles used to cover the bargeboard *hafu 破風 on a gable roof *… |
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| kanimendo gawara 蟹面戸瓦 | Also kanimendo 蟹面戸. Lit. crab filler tile. A crab-shaped tile used to cover the gap created by the junction of two… |
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| kanmurigawara 冠瓦 | Roof tiles stacked up on the ridge of a temple or castle roof. Also called *… |
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| karakusagawara 唐草瓦 | Lit. arabesque roof tile. Also *hanahiragawara 端平瓦.
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| kasagawara 笠瓦 | Coping tiles. Tiles used to cover the top of a fence or wall to prevent weathering. The fences may be made of wood, bamboo… |
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| kawara 瓦 | Lit. tile. The roofing material made of fired clay introduced to Japan from Korea (Paekche Kingdom, Jp: *… |
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| kawarabuki 瓦葺 | Also kawarabuki yane 瓦葺屋根, kawarayane 瓦屋根. Tile roofing. A roof covered with fired clay tiles usually… |
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| kawarabukishi 瓦葺師 | A craftsman who tiles roofs, especially in the area of Kawachinagano 河内長野, and in the vicinity of Osaka. |
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| kawarahisashi 瓦廂 | Also pronounced kawarabisashi. A tiled pent roof. The term is especially common in Hyōgo Prefecture where a smaller… |
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| kawarajakuri 瓦决 | Grooves made on roof timber, kawarazan 瓦桟, to prevent roof tiles from slipping. A wedge-shaped board *… | Architecture, Roofing Tiles | |
| kawarajiki 瓦敷 | A floor that consists of tiles placed over hard-pack earthen floor, especially common in Zen temples. When the tiles are set… |
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| kawarajiri 瓦尻 | ✓ | Lit. the tail of a tile. The tail or upper end of a broad concave roof tile *… |
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| kawarakugi 瓦釘 | ✓ | Nails used to secure broad concave tiles *hiragawara 平瓦 and semi-… |
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| kawaramaki 瓦巻 | Lit. roof tiles that wrap around. Roof tiles used to cover the ridge of a farmhouse with a thatched roof, or a merchant's… |
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| kawaramune 瓦棟 | A tiled ridge on the roof of thatched vernacular houses *minka 民家. … |
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| kawaramuneage 瓦棟上げ | A ceremony to celebrate the completion of a tiled roof in the area of Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture. The senior craftsman, … |
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| kawaraya 瓦屋 | 1 A structure with a tile roof. See *kawarabuki 瓦葺. … |
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| kawarayane 瓦屋根 | Roofing material made of fired clay tiles, first introduced with the advent of Buddhism from the Paekche Kingdom (Jp: *… |
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| kawaraza 瓦座 | 1 A tile seat. A long timber rail on the sheathing which covers the rafters and eave support of a roof. The… |
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| kentōmon 剣頭文 | ✓ | Lit. sword tip motif. Also kentomoemon noki hiragawara 剣巴文軒平瓦. Also kenbishimon 剣菱文. The pendant *… |
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| kerabagawara 螻羽瓦 | ✓ | Also called *kake domoegawara 掛巴瓦; *… |
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| kigawara 木瓦 | Also pronounced kogawara. Wooden strips shaped to resemble traditional tile roofing *… |
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| kikkamon 菊花文 | ✓ | A stylized chrysanthemum pattern derived from the imperial crest used on the pendant *gatō… |
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| kikugawara 菊瓦 | ✓ | Also called kikumaru 菊丸, kikumarugawara 菊丸瓦, or kogiku 小菊. A tile decorated with a… |
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| kinsei karakusamon 均正唐草文 | ✓ | A perfectly balanced design around a symmetrical central motif. A type of arabesque found on the pendants *… |
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| kodomoe 小巴 | Also called komarugawara 小丸瓦. Eave-end, semi-cylindrical tiles *… |
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| kyoshimon 鋸歯文 | ✓ | Also called sen kyoshimon 線鋸歯文. Saw-tooth pattern. Kyoshimon includes the zigzag pattern *… |
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| saiben rengemon 細弁蓮華文 | Lit. "narrow petal lotus motif." A motif with as many as twelve or sixteen narrow petals found on some circular pendant… |
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| sangawara 桟瓦 | ✓ | A pantile that combines a broad concave tile *hiragawara 平瓦 and a semi-cylindrical… | Architecture, Roofing Tiles |
| sangawarabuki 桟瓦葺 | ✓ | Also called jigawara 地瓦 because it is a base tile; and kanryakugawara 簡略瓦 because it combines a broad… |
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| sankoshomon 三鈷杵文 | Lit. "three-prong pounder motif." Also called *kongōsho 金剛杵 (vajra pounder,… |
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| sansaiyū gawara 三彩釉瓦 | Roof tiles glazed with more than two colors included various tones of brown, yellow and green which were the most commonly… |
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| shikigawara 敷瓦 | 1 Also written 甃. Also called *shikihiragawara 敷平瓦, shikihira… |
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| shikihiragawara 敷平瓦 | ✓ | Also nokishikigawara 軒敷瓦. An under-tile. A broad, concave tile laid underneath a broad concave eave-end pendant… |
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| shimotai 下帯 | Also pronounced getai. The lower, flat or slanted part of the rim on a broad, concave eave-end tile *… |
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| shioyakigawara 塩焼瓦 | Lit. "salt glazed tile." A process used to frost-proof roofing tiles. A small quantity of salt is thrown on to the… |
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| shishiguchi 獅子口 | 1 Lit. "lion-mouth tile." An ornamental tile placed on each end of a main ridge, instead of the more common… |
Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Art History, Sculpture | |
| shūen 周縁 | The upper and lower rim on a broad, concave, eave-end tile *nokihiragawara… |
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| shumon 珠文 | ✓ | A raised bead, nipple or seed motif that became a common part of the decoration on the pendant tiles *… |
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| soben rengemon 素弁蓮華文 | ✓ | A plain, single-petaled, stylized lotus pattern found on the pendant *gatō… |
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| soben 素弁 | Plain, unembellished flower petals used especially to decorate the pendants *gatō… |
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| sodemarugawara 袖丸瓦 | ✓ | Also sodegawara 袖瓦, *tonemarugawara 利根丸瓦, tonegawara… |
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| sokutai 側帯 | Also called wakiku 脇区. The borders on the ends of the pendants *gatō… |
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| suhama onigawara 州浜鬼瓦 | ✓ | Also written 須浜鬼瓦, also suhamagata onigawara 州浜形鬼瓦 or suhama 州浜. A dumbbell-shaped tile that is bent in… |
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| sumaru 素丸 | A term used by tile makers and setters instead of *marugawara 丸瓦, meaning a… |
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| sumi karakusagawara 隅唐草瓦 | Also nokisumigawara 軒隅瓦. Broad concave pendant tiles used at the eave ends of hip rafters *… |
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| sumidomoe 隅巴 | Also called honsumigawara 本隅瓦; sumi tomoegawara 隅巴瓦. A half-round, corner, eave-end, pendant tile; also… |
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| sumigawara 墨瓦 | ✓ | Also called corner eave tiles, noki-no-sumigawara 軒の隅瓦. A general term for the tiles used at the corner of a… |
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| sumigi futagawara 隅木蓋瓦 | ✓ | A long, narrow, rectangular tile cover used to protect the edge of a hip rafter from weathering. It is conjectured that… |
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| sumigisaki gawara 隅木先瓦 | Decorative clay tiles shaped to fit snugly over the crosscut, exposed end of a hip rafter, sumigi daruki 隅木垂木. The… |
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| sumimendo gawara 隅面戸瓦 | Also sumimendo 隅面戸. A roof tile fillet. An asymmetric fillet positioned below the corner descending ridge *… |
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