nozokibashi　覗橋

KEY WORD :　architecture / gardens

Lit. peeping bridge. A type of arched, wooden garden bridge that ends abruptly in the water just after beginning its downward curve. From the end of the bridge the remaining area of water is crossed by stepping stones *tobi-ishi 飛石 placed in shallow water sawatari 沢渡. The nozokibashi, built to resemble a decayed bridge, is the ultimate expression of the artificial rusticity prized in many Edo period gardens. The term is found in ISHIGUMI SONOU YAEGAKI 石組園生八重垣 (1827) by Akizato Ritou 秋里籬島.

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