hashirama souchi　柱間装置

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

A generic term in traditional architecture referring to any architectural element with an interior finish found within a bay *ken 間. This includes any installations such as doors, attached study tsukeshoin 付書院, windows, lattice, transoms etc., but excludes the curtain walls themselves. This is a new term used after World War II by the officials and scholars responsible for the preservation of national treasures and important cultural properties.

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