shiken ikka　四間一花

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

Also ikka shiken 一花四間. A type of decorative flower pattern painted on coffered ceilings. Coffers *gouma 格間, are combined in groups of four, forming square-shaped units. A single flower is depicted using the four units; a part of the flower in each unit.

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