mokume　木目
CATEGORY:　architecture / general terms
　
Sometimes written 杢目. Also called mokuri 木理 or kime 肌目. The wood grain exposed when a log is cut lengthwise. The patterns vary according to the species of the tree. The grain includes the growth rings, the fibrous parts and trachea, i.e., the ducts composed of a series of dead cells that conveyed water through the living tree.
　
　
Raku'an 楽庵 (Hyougo)
　

　
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