| Also suikazura karakusamon; also nindou
karakusa 忍冬唐草. Lit. honeysuckle arabesque pattern. A pattern used to decorate
the pendants *gatou 瓦当 of
broad, concave eave end tiles *nokihiragawara
軒平瓦. Existing examples have very fluid, delicate vine patterns which are rendered
with a leaping vitality, as in those found at Houryuuji 法隆寺 and Hourinji 法輪寺,
in Nara. This motif may be arranged symmetrically, to the right and left of a
central design chuushikazari 中心飾. It may be deeply and heavily carved as
exemplified by a fragment found at the Sakadadera 坂田寺 site, in Nara. It may also
have a continuous pattern without a central motif *henkou
karakusamon 扁行唐草文. Some fragments from Houryuuji have a large heavy, fan-shaped
motif senkei nindou karakusamon 扇形忍冬唐草文 with the same motif alternating
between being rightside up, like a tree, and the next inverted. This motif is
also called palmette or apricot leaf arabesque motif kyouyou karakusamon
杏葉唐草文. |
