ganburigawara　雁振瓦
KEY WORD :　architecture / roofing tiles
　
Also called *kanmurigawara 冠瓦, *fusumagawara 伏間瓦, or *tsutsumigawara 包み瓦. The tiles that crown the top of the main ridge *oomune 大棟, descending ridge *kudarimune 降棟, and the offspring ridge *chigomune 稚児棟 of a roof. They are given a slight convex curve to conform to the width of the stacked tiles called *noshigawara 熨斗瓦.; fusumagawara.
　

Houryuuji Nandaimon 法隆寺南大門 (Nara)

　
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