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kame-no-o 亀の尾 | ||||||
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Lit.
tortoise tail. Short, diagonally set ribs with thin wooden strips called
jaboko 蛇骨子 or koebi 小海老, forming a diagonal transition between
the ceiling plates *mawaribuchi
回縁 atop a coffered ceiling's non-penetrating tie beams *tenjou nageshi
天井長押, and the frame *goubuchi
格縁. These form an important component of a coved and coffered ceiling *oriage
goutenjou 折上格天井. The corner ribs sumikame-no-o 隅亀の尾, although
the same height as other ribs have a different degree of curve. Ribs not
set in corners are called hirakame-no-o 平亀の尾. |
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Koudaiji
Kaisandou 高台寺開山堂 (Kyoto)
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