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| hishishirin 菱支輪 | ||||||
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|  A short, curved, non-supporting series of strut-like 
members used on the under side of eaves to form a transition between beams positioned 
at different levels to support the stepped bracket complexes. Usually, two-stepped *futatesakigumi 二手先組 or three-stepped *mitesaki 
tokyou 三手先斗きょう. After the 14c, buildings of Japanese style *wayou 
和様 lineage occasionally had small timber pieces arranged to form a lozenge pattern 
instead of a row of curved forms set parallel to each other. In most cases, hishishirin 
are used along with a cornice-like set of short *shirin 支輪. Examples:  Kakurinji Shourou 鶴林寺鐘楼 (1408) in Hyougo prefecture,  Tenneiji Sanjuu-no-tou 天寧寺三重塔 (1389) in Hiroshima prefecture.  | 
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         ![]() Gokokuji Hondou 護国寺本堂  (Tokyo)  
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