itachigai 板違
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Wooden panels with the grain set in alternating directions in a coffered ceiling *goutenjou 格天井 to create a checker-board pattern. Sometimes panels of different kinds of wood are used to achieve the same effect.
 
Nijoujou 二条城 (Kyoto)
Nijoujou 二条城 (Kyoto)
Hontokuji Oohiroma 本徳寺大広間 (Hyogo)
Hontokuji Oohiroma 本徳寺大広間 (Hyougo)

 
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*harichigae tenjou 張違天井
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