shinogi　鎬

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

1　The upper part of a timber that is cut diagonally on each side in order to form a peak. In cross section the member is pentagonal. Shinogi are found on ridgepoles *munagi 棟木, hip rafters *sumigi 隅木, and on base rafters. One example was found on the south aisle, *hisashi 廂, beyond the core *moya 母屋, of the Houryuuji lecture hall, Houryuuji Daikoudou 法隆寺大講堂, in Nara. This example was found in 1937 when the lecture hall was dismantled for repairs, and found to date from 990AD. 2　A decorative molding applied to the ends of bracket arms, *hijiki 肘木, rainbow beams, *kouryou 虹梁, and to the molded ends of nosing, *kibana 木鼻, that extended beyond the surface of a corner pillar and the ends of wall plates, *daiwa 台輪. This decorative molding became an important characteristic of the Zen style *zenshuuyou 禅宗様. One example is the Tenneiji three-storied pagoda (originally five-storied pagoda), Tenneiji Sanjuu-no-tou 天寧寺三重塔, (1389) in Hiroshima prefecture.

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*kogaeri 小返,　*daiwa 台輪

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