kinranmaki 金欄巻
KEY WORD : architecture / decorations
 
Lit. gold-brocade wrap. Decorative metal fittings *kazarikanagu 飾金具 and paintings applied to the top of pillars. Gold-plated metal and bright colours make the decorations look like gold brocade wrapped around the pillar. Became popular in the Edo period.
 
Nikkou Toushouguu Youmeimon 日光東照宮陽明門 (Tochigi)
Nikkou Toushouguu *Youmeimon 日光東照宮陽明門 (Tochigi)

 
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