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|  A bottle 
      strut *taiheizuka 
      εr©, with a sculptural decoration called oigata ` affixed on both 
      sides. Also oigatatsuki taiheizuka `tεr© (the oigata 
      shape added to a bottle strut). This strut was also called *gasshouhire 
      Άh in the DAIKU HINAGATABON εH`{ (The Carpenter's Book of Patterns), 
      Edo period. It is usually positioned on a rainbow beam *kouryou 
      ψΐ. Its function is to receive the bearing block *masu 
      l, on which an upper beam can be supported.  These struts vary from simple and undecorated ones to those with exceedingly intricate carvings on each side.  | 
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