kutsu-ishi　沓石

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also called *hashira-ishi 柱石. Lit. shoe or boot stone. The foundations stone that form the base on which posts or pillars are set. A tenon mortise joint *hozo ほぞ and *hozoana ほぞ穴, is used to secure the pillar to the stone base.

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*soseki 礎石, *soban 礎盤, *kiso 基礎

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