sasakanamono 笹金物
KEY WORD : architecture / decorations
 
Lit. bamboo-grass metal fitting. A long, narrow, metal fitting *kanagu 金具, tapered at both ends. Its shape is thought to resemble a leaf of bamboo-grass sasa 笹. Used on the top of a handrail *hokogi 架木, of a railing *kouran 高欄.
 

Kenchouji Houjou 建長寺方丈 (Kanagawa)

 
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