utsubogawara　靭瓦

KEY WORD :　architecture / roofing tiles

Also called tanihiragawara 谷平瓦. Lit. broad valley tile. A slightly concave tile used in the valley formed by the junction of two sloping roofs on a traditional tiled roof (*hongawarabuki 本瓦葺). The tile has vertical side pieces that rise up from the front end of the tile.

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