Circular roof tile

Japanese: 円形瓦当 - えんけいがとう
Circular roof tile

...The clue to understanding the evolution of tiles over the past 2,000 years is the patterns on the tile-attaching pieces that were attached to the ends of round tiles. The tile-attaching pieces started out as semicircular pieces made to cover the ends of round tiles, which then evolved into circular tile-attaching pieces. It is believed that circular tile-attaching pieces began to be made during the Qin and Han dynasties.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Circular Roof Tiles" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以後,2000年以上に及ぶ瓦の変遷を知る手がかりは,丸瓦の先端に取り付けられるようになった瓦当の文様によっている。瓦当は,丸瓦の先端をふさぐために作られた半円形のものから始まり,それが円形瓦当に変化する。円形瓦当は,秦・漢時代から行われるようになったと考えられる。…

※「円形瓦当」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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