sanyou　三葉

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

Lit. three leaves. A decorative pattern carved into the shape of three leaves; used particularly for metal fittings found on the gable pendant, *gegyo 懸魚, suspended from the bargeboard, *hafu 破風, of a gable, *tsuma 妻. Used from the Momoyama period (late 16c) onward.

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*shiyou 四葉, *goyou 五葉, *rokuyou 六葉, *hachiyou 八葉, *kazarikanagu 飾金具

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