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Title Contains Image(s) Description Keywords
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
ukebana 受花 ✓

Also written 請花, 受華, 請華; sometimes pronounced ukehana. Flower-shaped support. A support in the shape of an open,…

Architecture, Sculpture, Decorations, Art History
umebachi gegyo 梅鉢懸魚 ✓

A gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚 with an irregular hexagonal shape. The…

Architecture, Decorations
ungenberi 繧繝縁

A decorated cloth binding used for the border of a straw mat *tatami 畳…

Architecture, Decorations
unkimon 雲気文

1 Chinese: yunqiwen.
An ancient Chinese decorative design formed from C and S shapes. It is…

Architecture, Painting, Decorations, Art History
unmonchiku 雲紋竹

Also hanchiku 班竹, madaradake まだらだけ, buchidake ぶちだけ, tanbahanchiku タンバハンチク, …

Architecture, Decorations
unokedōshi 兎毛通

Lit. "rabbit-fur cover." Also *karahafu gegyo 唐破風懸魚. 

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Architecture, Decorations
uzumaki 渦巻

Also uzumakimon 渦巻文, uzugata 渦形, volute, scroll. A decorative spiral pattern found throughout the world on…

Architecture, Decorations
uzuwakaba 渦若葉

Lit. "curly young leaf."
A decorative pattern resembling leaves with curved tips. It has been used on ornamental roof…

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