ayasuji 綾筋
KEY WORD : architecture / decorations
 
Also pronounced shimesuji 〆筋. The parallel chevron lines on the front or sides of a lion-mouth roof tile *shishiguchi 獅子口, which was used to decorate a roof ridge on Edo period shrines, temples and palaces.
 

a) *kyou-no-maki 経の巻  b) ayasuji 綾筋

 
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