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are a type of roof ornamentation found in Japanese architecture. They are generally roof tiles or statues depicting a Japanese ogre (''oni'') or a fearsome beast. Prior to the Heian period, similar ornaments with floral and plant designs (''hanagawara'') preceded the ''onigawara''.〔"(onigawara 鬼瓦 )." JAANUS. Retrieved on June 12, 2009.〕 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. During the Nara period the tile was decorated with other motives, but later it acquired distinct ogre-like features and became strongly tridimensional.〔DeAgostini Kodera/Butsuzō DVD series, (Hōryū-ji ) issue's pamphlet〕 ''Onigawara'' are most often found on Buddhist temples. The tile's name notwithstanding, the ogre's face may be missing. ==Images== Image:Japanese shrine roof tile.jpg Image:Ono-jodoji onigawara P4268760.jpg|Jōdo-ji Image:Oni-gawara2.jpg|Zenkoku-ji Image:Onigawara.jpg File:波に宝珠図.jpg|Cintamani File:巾着袋.jpg|Kinchaku File:琴高仙人.jpg| Kinkou_Sennin File:打出の小槌.jpg| Uchide no kozuchi File:鯉.jpg| Common carp 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Onigawara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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