Gate - Gate

Japanese: 瓦当 - がとう
Gate - Gate
Nokimaru: The circular part attached to the tip of a tile. It can also refer to the tip of a flat tile. Semicircular half-tile stands were seen during the Warring States period in China, and circular tile stands appeared during the Han dynasty. Patterns on tile stands include taotie patterns, bracken patterns, four-leaf patterns, lotus patterns, animal face patterns, and double circle patterns. →Tiles→Related article Mausoleum of the First Emperor

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Japanese:
軒円(のきまる)瓦の先端に付けられた円形部。軒平瓦の先端部をもさすことがある。中国の戦国時代に半円形の半瓦当が見られ,漢代に至って円形の瓦当が出現する。瓦当に施された文様には饕餮(とうてつ)文,蕨手(わらびで)文,四葉文,蓮華(れんげ)文,獣面文,重圏文などがある。→瓦
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