| 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 | |
| taiheibire 大瓶鰭 | Also oigata 笈形, *gasshōhire 合掌鰭. A pair of decorative sculpted… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| taka-no-hashi 鷹の嘴 | Lit. "hawk's beak." A decorative, curved pattern often found on moldings. The pattern has pointed tips like a bird's beak.… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| take-no-fushi ranma 竹の節欄間 | ✓ | Also take-no-fushi 竹の節. Lit. "bamboo joint transom." A type of transom shaped like a balustrade which became… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| taru-no-kuchi 樽の口 | 1 An abbreviation of taru-no-kuchi kanamono 樽の口金物. Part of the metal cover *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| tarukisaki kanamono 垂木先金物 | A decorative metal fitting *kazari kanagu 飾金具 fixed to the end of a… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| tasuki 襷 | ✓ | 1 Two interact lines, strings or rails diagonally forming a pattern of diamond shapes. Sometimes another… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| tasukigōshi 襷格子 | Also *hishigōshi 菱格子. A type of lattice *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| tatebishi 竪菱 | Also written 立菱. A longitudinal diamond pattern which consists a series of repeated upright diamond shapes. See … |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| tengai 天蓋 | 1 Also sangai 傘蓋, hōgai 宝蓋, kagai 華蓋, kengai 懸蓋. Sk: chatra… |
Architecture, Decorations, Art History, Sculpture | |
| tonbo kanagu 蜻蛉金具 | Lit. "dragonfly metal fitting." A type of decorative metal fitting *kazari kanagu… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| toshoku 塗色 | ✓ | The colors of paint found on Japanese style *wayō 和様 temples.… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| tsukemen kurigata 付け面繰形 | Lit. "attached surface molding." An incised or molded decoration *kurigata 繰形… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| tsuki-no-ji kuzushi 月の字崩 | A geometrical pattern based on the character 月, tsuki (moon), and found on transoms *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| tsukuridashi kurigata 作り出し繰形 | An incised or molded decoration *kurigata 繰形 applied to an… |
Architecture, Decorations |
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