| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| yatsushi torikabuto 省鳥兜 | A type of decorated beam *kibana 木鼻 which is a simplified version of Japanese… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| yōraku 瓔珞 | 1 A string of beads or lacework used to decorate Buddhist statues and objects. Often found on Bodhisattva… |
Art History, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorations | |
| yu-engata 油煙形 | ✓ | Also kōmorigata 蝙蝠形. A decorative pattern similar to the shapes found on a foliate-panel, shape *… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| yuiwata gegyo 結綿懸魚 | ✓ | A type of gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚, decorated with a sculpture resembling a floss… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| yuiwata 結綿 | ✓ | Architecture, Decorations | |
| yuiwatagashira 結綿頭 | Also gyakurengashira 逆蓮頭. A type of carved decoration found on the tops of newel posts *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| yumimayu 弓眉 | ✓ | A type of carved molding found on the lower edges of rainbow beams *kōryō … |
Architecture, Decorations |
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