koshinuki　腰貫

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Lit. hip tie beam. Penetrating tie beams placed horizontally slightly below the center of pillars on exterior walls of temple buildings gates, pagodas etc. Examples: Kakurinji Taishidou 鶴林寺太子堂 (1112), Hyougo prefecture; Kenninji Chokushimon 建仁寺勅使門 (ca. 14c), Kyoto.

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