noshigata-no-kugi 　熨斗形の釘

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

An archaic term for *taru-no-kuchi 樽の口. Also called kanimekugi 蟹目釘 or noshigashira kugi 熨斗頭釘. A large, half-dome-shaped nail similar to a present day rivet. The WAMYOUSHOU 倭名抄 describes it as a large, high-headed nail, kashiradaka ookugi 頭高大釘. It is used to secure a gable pendant, *gegyo 懸魚 or a non-penetrating tie beams, *nageshi 長押.

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