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Lit. tongue. A thin ornamental molding *kurigata 繰形, carved on the bottom edge of a bracket arm *hijiki 肘木. Examples can be seen on Houryuuji *Kondou 法隆寺金堂 (rebuilt 693) and Yakushiji Toutou 薬師寺東塔 (730), Nara.
 
Yakushiji Toutou 薬師寺東塔 (Nara)
Yakushiji Toutou 薬師寺東塔 (Nara)

 
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