wakishouji　脇障子

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Wooden screens placed at the back ends of side verandas *en 縁. They are attached on their inner sides to the rear corner pillars of the building. Another post is placed opposite on each outer side of the veranda. A lintel is inserted into the inside pillars extends beyond the outer posts. There is a gentle upward curve on the outer ends of each lintel which is called either *kasagi 笠木 or *kabuki 冠木 and is made of bamboo or timber. Above the lintel, a short strut *tsuka 束, is set directly in line with the outer post and supports a slender post that is attached to the underside of the eave *noki 軒. A transom *ranma 欄間, is made above the lintel. Usually, it is the type of transom known as *take-no-fushi ranma 竹の節欄間. The larger area is filled in with a thin board that may be undecorated or be adorned by a painting or an elaborate relief. A single hinged door maybe used if a rear veranda exists. If the temple building has a rear veranda that is used for storage, the wakishouji are usually fixed. Wakishouji are used on shrine buildings, especially those of the flowing-roof style *nagare-zukuri 流造, and on temple buildings.

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