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(C)2001 Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. No reproduction or republication without written permission.
掲載のテキスト・写真・イラストなど、全てのコンテンツの無断複製・転載を禁じます。
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| fukuben rengemon 複弁蓮華文 | ||||||
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| KEY WORD : architecture / roofing tiles | ||||||
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| Also written 複弁蓮花文. A double lotus petal motif applied to the pendant tiles *gatou 瓦当, along the edge of the eaves of a tiled roof. The double petal motif is believed to have first appeared in the Hakuhou period. Usually eight petals are arranged around a center circular pod containing a varying number of raised seeds *chuubou 中房. Each double petal is divided by a line emanating from the outer rim of the pod. Each half of the petal contains a seedling leaf. Although a real lotus flower has sixteen petals, to arrange that number of petals on a pendant tile would look more like a chrysanthemum motif which did not appear until the 16c. Therefore, reducing the lotus motif to eight double petals produced an excellent stylized lotus pattern. This pattern remained popular for temples and palaces constructed through the late 12c. Examples of the pattern have been excavated at many sites including the Suufukuji 崇福寺 site, Shiga prefecture, the Fujiwara 藤原 palace site and the site of the Yamadadera 山田寺, both in Nara, the Heijou 平城 palace site , in Nara, and the Heian 平安 palace site, in Kyoto. | ||||||
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| *soben rengemon 素弁蓮華文, *tanben rengemon 単弁蓮華文 | ||||||
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(C)2001 Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System. No reproduction or republication without written permission. 掲載のテキスト・写真・イラストなど、全てのコンテンツの無断複製・転載を禁じます。 |
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