Английская Википедия:Chrysochroa fulgidissima

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Chrysochroa fulgidissima, "jewel beetle" or Yamato tamamushi in Japanese (ヤマトタマムシ) is a metallic woodboring beetle of the family Buprestidae.

Characteristics

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Tamamushi Shrine at Hōryū-ji. Its decoration included jewel beetle (Tamamushi) wings.

This beetle is native to Japan and Korea. It is typically found in woods or forests during summer under the strong sunshine and can grow between Шаблон:Convert in length.[1]

The Tamamushi Shrine, an Asuka Period miniature shrine located at Hōryū-ji Temple, Nara prefecture, was decorated with lacquer and oil painting on wood, gilt bronze plaques, and with beetlewing work using the iridescent wings of the Chrysochroa fulgidissima beetle.[2]

Tamamushi-iro

Since this insect has iridescent wings that glow lengthwise with different colors depending upon the light angle, one cannot be sure exactly which color it is.[3] Therefore, it gave rise to the expression tamamushi-iro (tamamushi color), in reference to a convoluted statement that can be interpreted in more ways than one.Шаблон:Clarify

The term tamamushi-iro is used in the context of Japanese officialdom, when politicians or bureaucrats use language that is ambiguous.[4]

See also

Notes

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References

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  1. ふしぎがわかる しぜん図鑑 こんちゅう, page 56. Froebel-Kan CO., LTD., 1999
  2. Rowthorn, C.:Japan, page 370. Lonely Planet, 2005
  3. Шаблон:Cite journal
  4. Japanese business language By Mitsubishi Corporation