kiri-ishi　切石

KEY WORD :　architecture / tea houses

Lit. cut stones. Angular, free cut stones that can be a paved walkway *nobedan 延段 and used either as independent stepping stones, kiri-ishi no tobi-ishi 切石の飛石, or as the stone paving *kiri-ishijiki 切石敷 part of a paved walkway. Kiri-ishi are generally used for formal paths. The priest's quarters, Honbou 本坊 at Daitokuji 大徳寺 in Kyoto, employs kiri-ishi no tobi-ishi, while the kiri-ishijiki at Katsura Rikyuu 桂離宮 in Kyoto, is well known for its clean elegance.

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