tesuri　手摺

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

A balustrade along a stairway or surrounding a shallow balcony on a high gate *roumon 楼門. Originally, the term referred to the top rail or banister of a balustrade only. Now the top rail is called tesuri kasagi 手摺笠木, especially when it serves as a handrail for balusters that support the top rail. The balusters are called tesuriko 手摺子 or tesurizuka 手摺束.

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*kouran 高欄.

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