irihassou 入八双
KEY WORD : architecture / decorations
 
Also sakawa kanamono 逆輪金物, saba-no-o 鯖の尾. An ornamental metal fitting *kazarikanagu 飾金具, usually made of iron, and used on a door. The irihassou is attached horizontally around the pivot side of the door, pinching it in a "U" shape. The ends are indented in a fish-tail shape.
 

 
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*hassou kanagu 八双金具
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