sarugashira kouran 猿頭高欄
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1 The pyramidal shaped top of a post on the handrail of a wooden bridge. If there is only a heavy base edging *jifuku 地覆 on a veranda, the posts are heavy and short with a pyramidal top. This is also called a *sarugashira 猿頭. See *men 面.

2 A fived-sided handrail *kouran 高欄 on a wooden bridge : the top is peaked, with straight sides and a flat base.
 
 

a) *sarugashira 猿頭 b) *jifuku 地覆

 
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