kouryou sasugumi 虹梁扠首組
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A roof frame constructed with rainbow beams *kouryou 虹梁 that extend transversely across the core *moya 母屋 of the building. Each end is supported by a bracket complex. Another bracket complex is placed on top of the beam end to carry a purlin. Straight diagonal braces *sasu 扠首 form a triangle and are positioned so that the apexes support bracket complexes that are in line with the ridge that they support.
 
Houryuuji Sai-in Kairou 法隆寺西院回廊 (Nara)
Houryuuji Sai-in Kairou 法隆寺西院回廊 (Nara)
Houryuuji Sai-in Kairou 法隆寺西院回廊 (Nara)

 
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*inokosasu 豕扠首 
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