shibuichi　四分一

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

1　One fourth of a log or piece of lumber or a 1/4 scale reduction of a structural element. For example, shibuichibashira 四分一柱 means a post made one quarter smaller than an ordinary square post. 2　Thin, black lacquered wood, usually 7.5�o by 1.8�o, attached to a wall at an inside corner. The wall is first pasted over with paper or cloth harikabe 貼壁. 3　An alloy of copper and silver in a ratio of 4:1, also called rougin 朧銀. It is used for metal bosses *kugikakushi 釘隠 to cover nails on doors or lintels, for the pulls for opaque sliding doors *fusuma 襖 and for other ornamental metal fittings.

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