kaben 花弁
KEY WORD : architecture / roofing tiles
 
The band of lotus petals *renji 蓮子 which encircles the seed pod *chuubou 中房 on the pendant *gatou 瓦当 of a semi-circular convex eave-end tile *nokimarugawara 軒丸瓦. The shape, number and size of the petals varies considerably.
 
 

 
REFERENCES:
*naiku 内区, *soben rengemon 素弁蓮華文, *tanben rengemon 単弁蓮華文, *juuben rengemon 重弁蓮華文, *fukuben rengemon 複弁蓮華文
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