kikugawara　菊瓦
KEY WORD :　architecture / roofing tiles
　
Also called kikumaru 菊丸, kikumarugawara 菊丸瓦 or kogiku 小菊. A tile decorated with a Chrysanthemum motif that appeared in the Momoyama period. Used primarily along the base of a high, tile-stacked decorative ridge *oomune 大棟. The motif called *kikkamon 菊花文, was used widely until the end of the Edo period. Thereafter, it was designated the Emperor's crest and general use was forbidden. Pantiles *sangawara 桟瓦, also were decorated with the chrysanthemum motif during the Edo period. A typical Edo period example of a chrysanthemum motif was found on an eave-end tile, kikkamon nokimarugawara 菊花文軒丸瓦, that was excavated from the Sentou Gosho 仙洞御所 in Kyoto. The tile is 17.4 cm in diameter and has a flat, wide rim.
　
Edojou Shimizumon 江戸城清水門 (Tokyo)
a) *ganburigawara 雁振瓦　b) *noshigawara 熨斗瓦　c) *wachigaigawara 輪違瓦
d) kikugawara 菊瓦　e) *kanimendo gawara　蟹面戸瓦　f) *marugawara 丸瓦

Edojou Shimizumon 江戸城清水門 (Tokyo)

　
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