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kikuto 菊斗 | ||||||
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Sometimes pronounced kikudo; also called
onito or onimasu 鬼斗, sumito 隅斗, tsunoto 角斗, rengeto
蓮華斗, ushito 牛斗, igato 毬斗. Lit. chrysanthemum bearing block. A bearing
block *masu 斗 used at the outer
ends of corner bracket arms *sumihijiki
隅肘木 or corner tail rafters sumi odaruki 隅尾垂木. Kikuto bisect the
corner and in turn receive a bracket arm called *hirahijiki 平肘木. The bottom
and top of the bearing block slope at a 450 angle because of its unusual placement.
The under side of the bearing block is cut in such a way as to have a special
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Izumo
Taisha Hassokumon 出雲大社八足門 (Shimane)
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