| Title | Contains Image(s) | Description | Keywords |
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| 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 *… |
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| 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 *… |
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| mayu 眉 | 1 A carved molding *kurigata 繰形, found on the lower edges of… |
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| mayukaki 眉欠き | Also mayujakuri 眉決, mabigaki まびがき. The process of carving *mayu 眉, moldings… |
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| 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… |
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| mokkōgata ranma 木瓜形欄間 | A transom *ranma 欄間, with openwork *… |
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| 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… |
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| nagakikkō 長亀甲 | An elongated hexagon or a decorative pattern consisting of a series of elongated hexagon shapes. |
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| nagimayu 薙眉 | Also called naginata mayu 薙刀眉 or 長刀眉. A type of carved molding *kurigata… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| nindō 忍冬 | 1 Also pronounced suikazura. Honeysuckle. |
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| 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 *… |
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| oigata mon'yō 笈形文様 | A pattern drawn on a wall on both sides of a type of post called *kentozuka… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| okkake manji 追掛万字 | ✓ | Architecture, Decorations | |
| okurimanji 送り万字 | A type of design pattern *mon'yō 文様 or mullion *… |
Architecture, Decorations | |
| omogegyo 本懸魚 | Lit. "main gable pendant." Also written 主懸魚, ogamigegyo 拝懸魚. A decorative gable pendant *… |
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| otafukubishi 御多福菱 | A decorative diamond pattern created by a series of indented curved lines. Occasionally the pattern is used for mullions *… |
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| raimon 雷文 | Lit. "lightning pattern." Also read ikazuchimon いかずち文. A pattern of thick and thin zig-zag lines. A variation of *… |
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| rokuyō 六葉 | ✓ | Lit. "six leaves." A decoration pattern carved into the shape of six petals, and used on a gable pendant *… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| sagiashi 鷺足 | Also sagi-no-ashi. Lit. "heron's leg." A type of long, curved leg found on a Chinese style desk, tōzukue… |
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| sakakibashira 逆木柱 | ✓ | Also sakabashira 逆柱 or sakasabashira 逆さ柱. Lit. "upside down pillar." |
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| samidare 五月雨 | Lit. "fifth month rain." A geometric pattern used for fretwork muntins. The design is inspired by early summer rain, … |
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| san'yō 三葉 | Lit. "three leaves." A decorative pattern carved into the shape of three leaves; used particularly for metal fittings found… |
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| sannojikuzushi 三の字崩 | ✓ | A type of decorative pattern used for muntins on transoms *ranma 欄間. The design… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| sasaguri 笹繰 | Concave curves carved out of the upper surface of the bracket arms *hijiki… |
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| sasakanamono 笹金物 | ✓ | Lit. "bamboo-grass metal fitting." A long, narrow, metal fitting *kanagu 金具,… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| sayagata 紗綾形 | ✓ | A design pattern of interlocking swastikas, manji 万字 (卍). Most sources agree that the term (a contraction of sa… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| seifun 正吻 | ✓ | Also shifun 蚩吻. A decoration in the shape of a fictional animal found at each end of a main roof-ridge *… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| seigaiha 青海波 | ✓ | 1 Also pronounced seikaiha. A wave design made of the arches of concentric circles superimposed… |
Art History, Painting, Decorations, Architecture |
| senjōmon 線条文 | Lit. "line pattern." A design pattern found on a slanting strut *shirin 支輪,… |
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| shakudō 赤銅 | Lit. "gold bronze." Ornamental metal fittings *kazari kanagu … |
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| shakujōbori 錫杖彫 | ✓ | Also shakujōbori 釈杖彫, yuengata 油煙形. A type of decorative carving *… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| shibi 鴟尾 | ✓ | Also written 鵄尾, 蚩尾, 鮪; also called tobi-no-o 鴟の尾, kutsugata 沓形 (shoes tile) because it is thought to… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| shichiyō 七葉 | Lit. "seven leaves." A decoration in the shape of seven petals, used on a gable pendant *… |
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| shide 四出 | A decorative motif that is characterized by a central flower pattern surrounded by either a flower or leaf pattern that is… |
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| shikami 顰 | ✓ | An abbreviation for *shikamibori 顰彫. Formerly also written shikami 獅噛. The… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| shikamibori 顰彫 | Often abbreviated as *shikami 顰. The gouged-out or indented part of a moulding *… |
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| shiken ikka 四間一花 | Also ikka shiken 一花四間. A type of decorative flower pattern painted on coffered ceilings. Coffers *… |
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| shiracha-iro 白茶色 | Lit. "white-brown color." Also shiracha 白茶. A light brown color. |
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| shiratsuchi-nuri 白土塗 | To paint a surface with plaster *shikkui 漆喰, or a plastered surface. |
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| shishibana 獅子鼻 | ✓ | A style of nosing *kibana 木鼻 carved to resemble the head and… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| shiyō 四葉 | ✓ | Lit. "four leaves." Abbreviation of *shiyōza 四葉座. A decorative pattern carved… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| shiyōza 四葉座 | ✓ | Also read yotsubaza. A metal nailhead cover *kugikakushi 釘隠 with… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| shōgon 荘厳 | The ornamentation of a Buddhist hall. A Buddhist statue made in a dignified and beautiful style by adding features such as a… |
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| sudarezama 簾狭間 | Also sudaresama. A transom *ranma 欄間, with openwork… |
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| sukashi kaerumata 透蟇股 | ✓ | Also called *kurinuki kaerumata 刳抜蟇股. A frog-leg strut that is… |
Architecture, Decorations |
| sutemayu 捨眉 | A type of molding *kurigata 繰形 incised on the lower edge of a… |
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| taiheibire 大瓶鰭 | Also oigata 笈形, *gasshōhire 合掌鰭. A pair of decorative sculpted… |
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| 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.… |
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| 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 *… |
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| tarukisaki kanamono 垂木先金物 | A decorative metal fitting *kazari kanagu 飾金具 fixed to the end of a… |
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| tasuki 襷 | ✓ | 1 Two interact lines, strings or rails diagonally forming a pattern of diamond shapes. Sometimes another… |
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| tasukigōshi 襷格子 | Also *hishigōshi 菱格子. A type of lattice *… |
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| tatebishi 竪菱 | Also written 立菱. A longitudinal diamond pattern which consists a series of repeated upright diamond shapes. See … |
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| 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… |
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| 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… |
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| tsuki-no-ji kuzushi 月の字崩 | A geometrical pattern based on the character 月, tsuki (moon), and found on transoms *… |
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| tsukuridashi kurigata 作り出し繰形 | An incised or molded decoration *kurigata 繰形 applied to an… |
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| 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,… |
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| 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… |
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| unkimon 雲気文 | 1 Chinese: yunqiwen. |
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, … |
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| unokedōshi 兎毛通 | Lit. "rabbit-fur cover." Also *karahafu gegyo 唐破風懸魚. … |
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| uzumaki 渦巻 | Also uzumakimon 渦巻文, uzugata 渦形, volute, scroll. A decorative spiral pattern found throughout the world on… |
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| uzuwakaba 渦若葉 | Lit. "curly young leaf." |
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| wakaba 若葉 | ✓ | 1 An abstract decorative pattern of extended curved lines based on the form of a leaf. The pattern is… |
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| wakigegyo 脇懸魚 | Lit. "side gable pendant." Also *kudarigegyo 降懸魚, *… |
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| warabite 蕨手 | ✓ | Also warabide. A style of ornamentation which features a curved design based on curling bracken shoots. It is found… |
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| watabana 綿花 | Also written 綿鼻. A molding *kurigata 繰形 in the shape of a silk-… |
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| yatsushi torikabuto 省鳥兜 | A type of decorated beam *kibana 木鼻 which is a simplified version of Japanese… |
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| yōraku 瓔珞 | 1 A string of beads or lacework used to decorate Buddhist statues and objects. Often found on Bodhisattva… |
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| yu-engata 油煙形 | ✓ | Also kōmorigata 蝙蝠形. A decorative pattern similar to the shapes found on a foliate-panel, shape *… |
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| yuiwata gegyo 結綿懸魚 | ✓ | A type of gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚, decorated with a sculpture resembling a floss… |
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| 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 *… |
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| yumimayu 弓眉 | ✓ | A type of carved molding found on the lower edges of rainbow beams *kōryō … |
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| zōbana 象鼻 | ✓ | Also read zōhana. A beam projection or nosing *kibana 木鼻, molded or… |
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