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botan karakusa 牡丹唐草

1 Abbreviation of botan karakusagawara 牡丹唐草瓦. A roof tile, often an eaves-end tile, whose pendant…

Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Painting, Art History
hōsōge 宝相華

1 Also read hossōge, an abbreviation of hōsōgemon 宝相華文. Lit. precious flower. Hōsōge…

Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Art History, Painting
renben 蓮弁

Lit. "lotus petal."
1 A pendant *gatō 瓦当, found on semi-…

Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Art History, Sculpture
shishiguchi 獅子口

1 Lit. "lion-mouth tile." An ornamental tile placed on each end of a main ridge, instead of the more common…

Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Art History, Sculpture
tomoemon 巴文

1 Also tomoe 巴. A pattern of one or more curled tadpole shapes inside a circle. The pattern is…

Architecture, Roofing Tiles, Painting, Art History

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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