yatsushitorikabuto　省鳥兜

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

A type of decorated beam *kibana 木鼻, which is a simplified version of Japanese monk's hoods torikabuto 鳥兜. Yatsushi 省 means 'abbreviation'. Likewise, yatsushizoubana 省象鼻 and yatsushihouou 省鳳凰 are simplified versions of the elephant shaped *zoubana 象鼻, which is a kind of kibana and a mythical bird *houou 鳳凰 respectively.

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