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| A gate originally used only by the Emperor. Primarily found at Buddhist temples, it is usually a four-legged gate *shikyakumon lrε. Some have undulating gables *karahafu j, and many are roofed with cypress bark *hiwadabuki Oη. All extant chokushimon are in Kyoto. Example: Nanzenji Chokushimon μTΊgε. It's marker says it was the old higomon ϊδε from the Imperial Palace in the late 16c to early 17c., and that in 1642 it was presented to the temple Nanzenji as an imperial envoy's gate. Kenninji m Chokushimon (14c) is a four-legged gate and is also called ya-no-ne mon ξΜͺε (arrow tip gate). | ||||||
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