gyoufuku renge　仰伏蓮華

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Also written 仰覆蓮華. A type of lotus flower design pattern *rengemon 蓮華文. The pattern combines upturned lotus flowers gyouren(ge) 仰蓮(華) and downturned lotus flowers fukuren(ge) 伏蓮(華), hence the name gyoufuku rege. Often used to decorate a Buddhist pedestal *daiza 台座.

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