keshou moyageta　化粧母屋桁

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Lit. exposed core purlin. A purlin *moyageta 母屋桁 in the core of a temple building: one of the structural members of a hidden roof *noyane 野屋根. If its ends extend into the gable pediment, it becomes visible. Because of this the entire purlin is called keshou moyageta.

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