kumohijiki　雲肘木

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Kumogata hijiki 雲形肘木. A cloud-patterned bracket arm that is characterized by a somewhat complicated decorative shape. The pattern is thought also to resemble a dragon form. The bracket arm is found only in Nara, on Houryuuji *Kondou 法隆寺金堂, *Chuumon 中門 and *Gojuu-no-tou 五重塔, on the *Tamamushi no zushi 玉虫厨子 and on Hokkiji *Sanjuu-no-tou 法起寺三重塔. The original Hourinji Sanjuu-no-tou 法輪寺三重塔 also had this type of bracket arm and this is employed on the newly reconstructed pagoda.

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*kumoto 雲斗, *kumotokyou 雲斗きょう

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