
akadama...........a red ball
akikusa......a design of autumn field plants & flowers
aoi.....a hollyhock
ayu.....Japanese trout
basho.........Japanese banana
bishamon-kikkomon..... a pattern constructed with combined octagons :a design
originates from Bishamon's armour decoration
botan.............a peony
botan-hanakarakusa.....a floral arabesque pattern with peony flowers
choji .... a clove pattern, one of takara-zukushi: it was considered as rare spice
danryu.....a dragon in a circular form
genjiko ......a name of the popular game naming or identifying scent of incense in the
Heian period
gobenka ........a floral design with five petals usually placed in the center of Imari plate
or bowl
hagi.......Japanese bush clover
hato.........big waves
higaki........a woven wood fence made of a thin Japanese cypress slat
houju ..........a round ball with a corn on the top: it means a wish-come-true jewel also
known as nyoi-houju
hoshi.......a star
ho-oh ( or houou )...a phoenix bird
hyoretsu.......cracked ice
icho ......ginkgo
ishidatami.....a stone pavement