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Title Contains Image(s) Description Keywords
madokazari 窓飾

Lit. "window decoration." A thin decoration that is hung around the outer border of a window, over the curtain, to provide…

Architecture, Decorations
magatama 曲玉

1 Also written 勾玉. A bead with religious significance, introduced to Japan from the Korean peninsula. It is…

Architecture, Decorations
makikanagu 巻金具

U-strap. A コ-shaped metal fitting used to secure wooden joints.

Architecture, Decorations
manjitsunagi 万字繋 ✓

Also written 満字繋, 卍つなぎ. A pattern *mon'yō 文様, or mullion *…

Architecture, Decorations
matsubakuzushi 松葉崩

A geometric pattern based on stylized pine needles, matsuba 松葉, that is used for muntins *…

Architecture, Decorations
matsubatsunagi 松葉繋

Lit. "connected pine needles." A geometrical pattern used for muntins *kumiko…

Architecture, Decorations
matsuedaberi 松江田縁

Also matsuidaberi 松井田縁. A navy-blue linen binding used to make the edge of a straw mat *…

Architecture, Decorations
mayu 眉

1 A carved molding *kurigata 繰形, found on the lower edges of…

Architecture, Decorations
mayukaki 眉欠き

Also mayujakuri 眉決, mabigaki まびがき. The process of carving *mayu 眉, moldings…

Architecture, Decorations
mitsubana gegyo 三花懸魚 ✓

Lit. "three-flowered bargeboard pendant." A decorative gable pendant *gegyo…

Architecture, Decorations
mitsubana kudarigegyo hiretsuki 三花降懸魚鰭付

A decorative gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚 covering the ends of purlins in a gable…

Architecture, Decorations
mokkōgata ranma 木瓜形欄間

A transom *ranma 欄間, with openwork *…

Architecture, Decorations
munekazari 棟飾り

A generic name for the ornaments added to the ridge of a thatched or wooden roof to protect the roof-ridge, and to symbolize…

Architecture, Decorations
nagakikkō 長亀甲

An elongated hexagon or a decorative pattern consisting of a series of elongated hexagon shapes.

Architecture, Decorations
nagimayu 薙眉

Also called naginata mayu 薙刀眉 or 長刀眉. A type of carved molding *kurigata…

Architecture, Decorations
namakogata 海鼠形

A decorative shape said to resemble a sea slug, namako 海鼠. The shape is often used for the material handles of…

Architecture, Decorations
nekoashi 猫足

Lit. "cat's leg." A type of short, curved leg found on low desks or tables. The base of the leg curls inward. Variations are…

Architecture, Decorations
nemaki-kanamono 根巻金物 ✓

A gold-plated metal decoration *kazarikanagu 飾金具 carved with…

Architecture, Decorations
nigirihasu 握蓮

Also *kayōzuka 荷葉束 and rengezuka 蓮華束. Decorative carved…

Architecture, Decorations
nindō 忍冬

1 Also pronounced suikazura. Honeysuckle.
2 Abbreviation of *…

Architecture, Decorations
ninojikuzushi 二の字崩 ✓

A type of decorative pattern used for muntins on transoms *ranma 欄間. The design…

Architecture, Decorations
nurigamachi 塗框

Also pronounced nurikamachi. The lacquered rails or finishing strips used for the framework of sliding screens *…

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