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Also take-no-fushi ’|‚̐ί. Lit. bamboo joint transom. A type of transom shaped like a balustrade which became popular in the 16c. the main posts are short and wide, and are craved with with nodes that resemble bamboo joints. Their tops are peaked in a pyramidal shape housuikeI •ϋŽŒ`, like a monk's cap tokingata Š•‹ΠŒ`, and sometimes are covered by a metal fitting called tokin kanamono Š•‹Π‹ΰ•¨. Between these are boards with openwork carving *sukashibori “§’€, or slender timbers of lattice. Some have horizontal strips added, while others have only parallel, or horizontal strips that fill the entire space. Still others are filled with openwork designs or small carvings.
Take-no-fushi ranma are used above a lintel, uchiori nageshi “ΰ–@’·‰Ÿ, or a panel *wakishouji ˜eαŽq in temple and shrine architecture. The most decorative type, sometimes covered with black lacquer, are used in aristocratic and chief priests' dwellings *houjou •ϋδ. The earliest extant example are found at Myoushinji Reiun-in Shoin –­SŽ›—μ‰_‰@‘‰@ in Kyoto, Edo period.
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Ryouanji Houjou —΄ˆΐŽ›•ϋδ (Kyoto)

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