A decorative part of the roof of some stone lanterns. It is so called because its rolled-up design resembles the furled frond of a bracken (warabi). It is an ornament peculiar to hexagonal and octagonal roofs, and first appeared in the Kamakura period.
Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
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