dousan　胴桟

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also written douzuri 胴摺. The widest horizontal stile in the door of *heijuumon 塀重門, a middle gate popular on the grounds of late Heian period mansions. This member strengthened the door and served as a base for the wide diagonal braces set within the jambs *kamachi 框.

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