| 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. |
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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