chokusen yane　直線屋根

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Lit straight line roof. Roofs without any curved surfaces. A hip roof *yosemune-zukuri 寄棟造, for example, that has straight lines on all four of the descending corner ridges *sumikudarimune 隅降棟. Roof curves are not used for traditional vernacular dwellings *minka 民家, warriors' dwellings buke yashiki 武家屋敷 (see *buke-zukuri 武家造), or shrines *jinja 神社 with gable roofs *kirizuma-zukuri 切妻造 in the shinmei style *shinmei-zukuri 神明造, ootori style *ootori-zukuri 大鳥造 and sumiyoshi style *sumiyoshi-zukuri 住吉造. The following are examples of chokusen yane. On minka 1　A gable type roof in the praying hands style *gasshou-zukuri 合掌造 made of thatch *kayabuki 茅葺 (Edo period), Toyama prefecture. 2　The old Taniyama 谷山 family dwelling tiled gable roof *hongawarabuki 本瓦葺 (Edo period), Wakayama prefecture. On buke yashiki 1　Long gate with living guarters nagayamon 長屋門 belonging to middle class warrior chuukyuu bushi 中級武士 (Edo period), Ishikawa prefecture. The roof is covered with pantiles *sangawarabuki 桟瓦葺. On jinja 1　Nishina Shinmeiguu 仁科神明宮 (1636), Nagano prefecture, shinmei-zukuri, cypress bark shingled roof *hiwadabuki 桧皮葺. 2　Sumiyoshi Taisha Honden 住吉大社本殿 (1810), Osaka, sumiyoshi-zukuri, hiwadabuki.

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