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Shoka
The shoka style has a similar shape to the rikka, but is vastly simplified. The tripartite asymmetrical arrangement with a strong vertical is an ancient one - you can see it in the centre of the 12th Century Choju-Giga scrolls, in front of a frog-buddha.