etsuridake　桟竹

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Sometimes called *tarukidake 垂木竹: noboridake 昇竹 or sasudake 扠首竹. 1　Sheathing which uses bamboo rafters and bamboo reed for the base of a thatched roof made of coarse cogon grass (miscanthus). Other grasses, reeds and sometimes straw are used as well. 2　Alternating wooden and bamboo rafters tied with rope or vines to create a rustic open ceiling especially popular in tea ceremony houses.

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