hirakudarimune 平降棟
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Also called hirakudari 平降 or *kudarimune 降棟. Descending ridges at the front and rear sides of a tiled roof *kawarabuki 瓦葺. They are at right angles to the main ridge. The descending ridges, set in a very short distance from the edge of the roof, are decorative rather than functional. Example; Mirokuji Hondou 彌勒寺本堂 (1379), Hyougo prefecture and Houryuuji *Daikoudou 法隆寺大講堂 (end 10c), Nara.
 
 

 
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*tsumakudarimune 妻降棟
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