uchikorobi　内転

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Pillars *hashira 柱, with an inward incline. Uchikorobi pillars provide stability for *torii 鳥居, the gate-like entrance to a shrine *jinja 神社, or *hikaebashira 控柱, which serve as props to shore up a fence. Pillars with uchikoribi are also found on shelters, suibansha 水盤社, built over the places of purification at Rinnouji Taiyuuin 輪王寺大猷院, built in the mid-17c, in Nikkou 日光, Tochigi prefecture. Uchikorobi pillars are also used on a building called Eizanji 栄山寺, an Eight-sided Hall Hakkakudou 八角堂 (757) Nara. Generally, these pillars were not used for buildings such as temple halls or a vernacular houses.

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