housouge karakusa　 宝相華唐草

KEY WORD :　architecture / 1　decorations, 2　 roofing tiles

1　Abbreviation of housouge karakusamon 宝相華唐草文. A type of Chinese arabesque design *karakusamon 唐草文, combining images of the peony, lotus and other flowers in a repeated scroll pattern. A variety of precious flower pattern *housouge 宝相華. 2　Abbreviation of budou karakusagawara 葡萄唐草瓦. A roof tile, often an eaves-end tile, whose pendant edge is decorated with an arabesque pattern combining images of the peony, lotus and other flowers *botan karakusa 牡丹唐草.

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*karakusagawara 唐草瓦.

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