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Onigawara roof detail.
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Description vintage onigawara style japanese ceramic roof tile.
Traditional japanese roof tiles called kawara roofs are called yane onigawara means literally demon tiles.
They are generally roof tiles or statues depicting a japanese ogre or a fearsome beast.
Detail of ornate.
Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof figures 檐獸 檐兽.
Tiles such as these are sometimes called ogre face roof tiles and typically occupy a prominent location atop the traditional japanese home.
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Oni gawara decorative roof tiles can usually be seen at the ends of the main ridge on ancient japanese temple structures shrines and residences.
Roof detail showing onigawara ridge tile.
Onigawara is a tile carrying the face of an ogre installed at the corners of a temple s roof originally to protect it from evil influences.
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The present design is thought to have come from a previous architectural element the oni ita which is a board painted with the face of an oni and was meant to stop roof leaks.
Roof detail with onigawara on daiganji temple on miyajima island hiroshima prefecture japan.
Jul 4 2012 this pin was discovered by jack reaper.
During the nara period the tile was decorated with other mot.
Onigawara are a type of roof ornamentation found in japanese architecture.
Yán shòu or walking beasts 走獸 走兽.
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Kegyo decorative front and hafuita.
Green and vermillion colours.
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Zǒu shòu or crouching beasts 蹲獸 蹲兽.
Roof detail with onigawara on daiganji temple on miyajima island hiroshima prefecture japan kyoto japan 15 oct 2018.
Prior to the heian period similar ornaments with floral and plant designs preceded the onigawara.
Onigawara is a tile carrying the face of an ogre installed at the corners of a temple s roof originally to protect it from evil influences.