hachimaki　鉢巻
KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms
　
The name for a thickly plastered area projecting from the wall below the eaves of a building. Used on storehouses *dozou 土蔵 and vernacular houses *minka 民家, particularly those with a box ridge *hakomune 箱棟, to increase fire resistance. A long narrow timber called hachimakinuki 鉢巻貫 is attached to the outer face of the eaves beams, forming a base to apply several layers of plaster *shikkui 漆喰. Designs are sometimes carved out of the hachimaki (see *kurigata 繰形). The incline of the hachimaki in relation to the vertical is called hachimaki koubai 鉢巻勾配.
　

Old Imai 今井 house
Mino Shiryoukan 美濃史料館 (Gifu)

　
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