shikiban 敷盤
KEY WORD : architecture / general terms
 
Also called sara-ita 皿板. A sole plate. A flat level board placed on floor boards to form a base to erect posts or pillars. Shikiban are also placed underneath the pillars of *torii 鳥居, the gate-like structure used to mark the entrance of a Shinto shrine.
 
Nikkou Toushouguu Okusha Karatorii 日光東照宮奥社唐鳥居 (Tochigi)
Nikkou Toushouguu Okusha Karatorii
日光東照宮奥社唐鳥居 (Tochigi)

 
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