nemaki　根巻
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Also nezutsumi 根包. A wrap made of spaced wooden slats bound together with rope or metal strips, ornamented metal sheeting, rope, straw or stone placed around the bottom part of a pillar. Nemaki are commonly found around the pillars at the ornamental entrance-gates ,*torii 鳥居, of shrines. The nemaki may be the only portion of the pillar that is painted black, as often seen at inari jinja, 稲荷神社. The nemaki also acts as a protective covering against decay. Stones placed around the bottom end of torii for protection are called nemaki-ishi 根巻石. When stone is used, it looks like a wrap but more often it is a high base into which the pillar is set. Sometimes the stone is painted, as it is at Usa Jinguu 宇佐神宮, Ooita prefecture; 1853, and Hie Taisha 日吉大社, Shiga prefecture. For detailed description of the nemaki at this shrine, see *sannou torii 山王鳥居.
　
　

　
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