Eave tile with pattern

瓦(tile,roof)

: The character originally referred to all the utensils made of fired earth. In...

Eave tile with pattern, also called tile end, is a fictile in architecture, referring to certain pendent part at the end of the pottery pantile. The eave tile is the end of the tile. Practically speaking, it is helpful to facilitate the water on the housetop to flow down, to protect the eaves and to beautify the architecture. It mainly takes two forms - circular and semicircular. It is an important part in ancient architectural tile. The tile end features its elegant pattern design and its diversified characters, including the cloud-head design, geometric pattern, taotie pattern, character pattern and animal pattern. The tile end is a truly exquisite artwork.

Eave tile with pattern

: The idiom means that it's better to be the pieces of jade than to be the tile free from damage. There is a story behind it.

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