| <m> makimono ..........a scroll maru....... a circle mijin-karakusa.......small or micro karakusa patterns: "mijin" means a size of a speck or a dust <n> nejiribana .... a floral twirl nejiri ....a crescent twirl noshi........a paper gift ornament nyoito......a spade shape head ornament of the nyoi stick, a buddhist ritual sceptre also ruyi in Chinese <o> ogi.......a folding fan <r> renben........a link of lotus flower petals rinpo .......treasure patterns linked together ryu.........a dragon <s> sakura.......a cherry flower sansui ........a landscape or a seascape sayagata...........a pattern constructed with continuous manji-symbol characters, similar to silk weaving known as saya sagi.......an egret seigaiha.......a wave or fish scale pattern shibagaki......a fence made of bundles of branches shida karakusa... a fern arabesque scroll shippo-tsunagi ......a link of shippo which is a circular figure combining four ellipses. It means seven treasures. shishi........karajishi, Fu Dog or Foo Dog, Chinese guardian lion shochikubai ..... pine, bamboo & prunus: they stands for longevity, prosperity and fertility. soka.......a floral plant |
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