masugumi 斗組
KEY WORD : architecture / general terms
 
Also pronounced togumi, sometimes written 枡組. Synonyms are *tokyou 斗きょう or kumimono 組物.

1 A bracket complex. A system of bearing blocks and bracket arms which can be very simple or intricate.

2 Structuring the framework of sliding doors and screens *shouji 障子, *fusuma 襖, or transoms *ranma 欄間 in a square shape.
 
 

 
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