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Also written ’Ή•šŠΤ. Also called toriyasumi ’Ή‹x (bird rest) or suzumegawara Š’. A cylindrical bird perch tile which has a strong upward curve and is placed on top of an ogre tile *onigawara ‹SŠ’. They are placed at the ends of a main ridge *oomune ‘哏, on corner ridges sumimune ‹χ“ or on descending ridges *kudarimune ~“. One is also placed on *chigomune ’tŽ™“, offspring ridge, the shorter and outer-end ridge when the corner ridge is divided in two by a long corner ridge *sumikudarimune ‹χ~“. Toribusuma have a decorative pendant tile *gatou Š’“– at the front end. The upper surface has minimal to exaggerated curves. The under side that reaches from the pendant tile inward is called a chin, ago Š{. Toribusuma were short in the early periods, but from the 15c the length and upward curvature increased radically.
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