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yuiwatagashira 結綿頭 | ||||||
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Also gyakurengashira 逆蓮頭. A type of carved decoration found on the tops of newel posts kouran oyabashira 高欄親柱 of Zen style *zenshuuyou 禅宗様 railings. Its shape resembles a silk-floss bundle tied at the centre *yuiwata 結綿, or an upside-down lotus blossom *gyakuren 逆蓮. Posts decorated in this way are known as gyakurenbashira 逆蓮柱. | ||||||
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