sugikawabuki　杉皮葺

KEY WORD :　architecture / general term

Buildings roofed with cedar bark shingles which resemble cypress bark roofing *hiwadabuki 桧皮葺. Cedar shingles are used on the roofs of tea ceremony houses *chashitsu 茶室, buildings in the so-called rustic style *sukiya-zukuri 数寄屋造, and on garden gates. Occasionally, they are found on the roofs of folk dwellings. Sometimes a tiled roof is given a special effect by using cedar shingles over the eaves. This is done in the Kansai region and considered very elegant.

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