goyou　五葉

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

Lit. five leaves. A decorative pattern carved into the shape of five petals, and used on a gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚. It is less common than the six-petalled pattern *rokuyou 六葉.

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*san'you 三葉, *shiyou 四葉, *hachiyou 八葉.

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