kutsu-ishi 沓石
KEY WORD : architecture / general terms
 
Also called *hashira-ishi 柱石. Lit. shoe or boot stone. The foundations stone that form the base on which posts or pillars are set. A tenon mortise joint *hozo ほぞ and *hozoana ほぞ穴, is used to secure the pillar to the stone base.
 
 

 
REFERENCES:
*soseki 礎石, *soban 礎盤, *kiso 基礎
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