shichiyou　七葉

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

Lit. seven leaves. A decoration in the shape of seven petals, used on a gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚, or to conceal a nail-head *kugikakushi 釘隠. It is not as common as a six-petalled decoration called *rokuyou 六葉.

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