oigata monyou　笈形文様

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

A pattern drawn on a wall on both sides of a type of post called *kentozuka 間斗束. The pattern is known to have existed since the Nara period (late 7-8c). The earliest extant examples date from the early Kamakura period (1185-1294), as for example those found in Houkaiji Amidadou 法界寺阿弥陀堂, Kyoto.

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