uzuwakaba　渦若葉

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

Lit. curly young leaf. A decorative pattern resembling leaves with curved tips. It has been used on ornamental roof tiles *onigawara 鬼瓦, and other ornamental reliefs *eyou 絵様, on buildings since the Kamakura period (13c). A variation of *wakaba 若葉.

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