|
||||||||||||
| onigawara 鬼瓦 | ||||||||||||
| CATEGORY: architecture / roofing tiles | ||||||||||||
| Lit.
goblin-tile. 1 The genelic name for decorative roof tyiles found at the ends of a main ridge *oomune 大棟, or descending ridge *kudarimune 降棟. In the Nara and Heian periods they were usually decorated with flower or animal designs, and in theKamakura period with a goblin (oni 鬼) mask. Usually tile but occasionally made of stone or wood. Swirling or wave patterns found at the bottom right and left of the onigawara are called *hire 鰭. In the case of temples, shrines and palaces the terms *oni-ita 鬼板 or *hanagawara 花瓦 are sometimes rsed insted of onigawara. |
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| REFERENCES: | ||||||||||||
| EXTERNAL LINKS: | ||||||||||||
| NOTES: | ||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
(C)2001 Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. No reproduction or republication without written permission. 掲載のテキスト・写真・イラストなど、全てのコンテンツの無断複製・転載を禁じます。 |
||||||||||||