minoki 三軒
KEY WORD : architecture / general terms
 
Also called sanjuunoki 三重軒. Lit. three eaves. An arrangement of three sets of rafters that support the eaves. The first set are the base rafters *jidaruki 地垂木, followed by an extension of two sets of flying rafters *hien daruki 飛檐垂木, one after the other. The first set of flying rafters is commonly refered to as ichi-no-hien 一の飛檐, and the second as ni-no-hien 二の飛檐. Minoki are rare. The best known example is found at Koufukuji *Hokuendou 興福寺北円堂 (1210) in Nara.
 
Koufukuji Nanendou 興福寺南円堂 (Nara)
Koufukuji Nan-endou 興福寺南円堂 (Nara)

 
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*taruki 垂木, *hakkakudou 八角堂, *noki 軒 
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