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Also pronounced giboushi, giboju, giboushu, goboshu. A decoration in the shape of the onion-bulb jewel *houju •σŽμ, found on top of the newel oyabashira e’Œ, of railings *kouran ‚—“, bridges, and platforms *dan ’d. Most commonly made of bronze, they are also made of wood, tile, brass, shinchuu ^θJ, and iron. The giboshi consists of a cylindrical column, dou “·, broken by horizontal bands, fushi ί (also shino ŽΒ or *yokoshino ‰‘ŽΒ). Above the column is a rounded base *fukubachi •š”« or *manjuugata ι\“ͺŒ`, supporting what is called the jewel pedestal, gyokudai, tamadai ‹Κ‘δ or gyokuza ‹Κΐ. The jewel pedestal has a narrow neck *kakikubi Œ‡Žρ, bordered at its top and bottom by narrow bands known as shikiza •~ΐ at the bottom, and *ukeza Žσΐ at the top. Above this sits the pointed jewel decoration houju. A railing decorated in this way is called *giboshi kouran ‹[•σŽμ‚—“. The same type of decoration is found on top of a portable shrine *mikoshi _—`, but in this case it is known as souka ”K‰Τ, and the jewel at the top is a mani-gem *nyoi houju ”@ˆΣ•σŽμ. A similarly shaped decoration is also found on lanterns.
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