Buddhist decorative pendant; gilt-copper temple ornament
A specific Buddhist ritual object: a fan-shaped or circular metal decoration, often gilt copper, hung in temple inner shrines or on altar canopies. Not a general decoration term.
A keman was hung from the canopy in the inner sanctuary.
This keman is said to date from the Kamakura period.
bleeding heart; Dicentra spectabilis
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist decorative item.
From Sanskrit kusumamālā (flower garland), via Chinese. Originally referred to a garland of flowers, later applied to the metal pendant used in Buddhist ritual decoration.