juukenmon 　重圏文

KEY WORD :　architecture / roofing tiles

A pattern composed of concentric circles on a pendant *gatou 瓦当 and parallel lines on a semi-circular, convex eave-end tile *nokimarugawara 軒丸瓦. Juukenmon have a raised dot or seed shape *shumon 珠文 at the center point surrounded by three or five widely spread concentric circles sanjuukenmon 三重圏文 or gojuukenmon 五重圏文. All have an undecorated comparatively high wide rim. Example: juukenmon on the pendant of the semi-circular tile found at Heijoukyuu 平城宮 excavated from Awa Kokubunji 阿波国分寺, Tokushima prefecture. Some juukenmon tiles have a centered lotus pattern surrounded by concentric circles. An example is one from the Heijou site in Nara.

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