Keman
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (Japanese phoneticization from the Sanskrit kusumamālā "Garland of Flowers"[2]), is a Buddhist ritual decoration, placed hanging on the beam of the inner sanctuary before the enshrined Buddha, in the main hall of the temple.[3]
As its Sanskrit name suggests, it originated as a term for fresh flowers strung together and tied in a loop,[2] but became a name for such implements as used to pay respect to the dead (hotoke),[2] and eventually signified ritual implements ornamenting the inner sanctuary (Script error: No such module "Nihongo".), corresponding to the chancel of a church.[2]
They are typically made from gilt bronze in the shape of a round fan (uchiwa).[3] Other materials used for making it are oxhide,[2] wooden boards,[2][3] or threads.[2][3] The design may feature karyobinga (harpy-like beings), or use foliage scroll-work (karakusa) combined with the hōsōge (imaginary peony-like floral pattern), lotus, or peony.[2] A well-known example is the keman from the Golden Hall of Chūson-ji in Northern Japan, designated National Treasure.
Popular culture
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is the Japanese name for the wildflower "Lamprocapnos spectabilis" (also known under genus Dicentra; common name "bleeding heart"), so named because the flower's shape resembles the keman ornament.
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