kokabe　小壁

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

1　A long, narrow, horizontal wall above the upper non-penetrating tie beams, uchinori nageshi 内法長押, located between the lintels and ceiling moldings *tenjou mawaribuchi 天井迴縁, above the transom *ranma 欄間, and above the translucent or opaque sliding screens *shouji 障子 or *fusuma 襖. 2　Woodsiding paneling or wainscoting. A type of wall that has narrow vertical strips placed between pillars or posts *hashira 柱, and the frame *heijiku 弊軸, to which the entrance doors are attached.

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