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| kiso 基礎 | ||||||
| KEY WORD : architecture / general terms | ||||||
|  The footing 
      or foundation of a building. A generic term for any substructure that bears 
      the weight of a superstructure. After preparing and leveling the ground, 
      the location of the pillars and walls are marked out. Circular holes are 
      made to receive the footing stones which support the pillars. Trenches are 
      dug for the stone wall foundation. If the soil is weak, a deep hole is dug 
      for the under-pillars. Some foundation stones are extra long large stones 
      called candle stones rousoku-ishi 蝋燭石, kiso-ishi 基礎石 or 
      *soseki 礎石 and are 
      set vertically in the stone-fitted hole base. Plinth stones *nuno-ishi 
      布石 and base stones *ne-ishi 
      根石, are also used if needed. The soil around the foundation stones is then 
      packed to ground level. When plinth stones or base stones are not used, 
      a non-penetrating sill *jifuku 
      nageshi 地覆長押, is laid directly across the top of the deeply embedded 
      pillar support stone and along the foundation stones of the walls. The foundation 
      includes a bed of smaller stones on which fill-in gravel *hazama-ishi 
      狭間石 is used to fill the interstices between the bedded stones and the non-penetrating 
      sill.  The term kiso is also used for the bases of stone lanterns, ishidourou 石灯籠. See *tourou 灯籠, *ukeza 受座.  | 
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