rokuyou　六葉

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

Lit. six leaves. A decoration pattern carved into the shape of six petals, and used on a gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚, to conceal a nail-head *kugikakushi 釘隠, on door-frames, gates, and on non-penetrating tie beams *nageshi 長押. Rokuyou patterns are carved into wood mokugu 木具 or metal *kanagu 金具. A metal rokuyou is called rokuyou kanamono 六葉金物. The rokuyou has a projection in the center known as *taru-no-kuchi 樽の口 (cask cap). Around this is a circular rim maruza 円座, surrounded by a chrysanthemum-shaped decoration *kikuza 菊座, surrounded in turn by the six petals, often shaped like hollyhock aoi 葵, or water-chestnut petals *hishi 菱.

1, 2 *gegyo 懸魚, 3 *kugikakushi 釘隠

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*san'you 三葉, *shiyou 四葉, *goyou 五葉, *hachiyou 八葉

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