kekomi-ishi　蹴込石

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also called uchikomi-ishi 打込石. Lit. kick-in stones. The stones used under the sill *dodai 土台 to fill the empty spaces between the base stones neko-ishi 猫石 that support the pillars of a wooden building or fence. In tea architecture, these gaps are filled with small stones called *sashi-ishi 差石.

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