shakujoubori　錫杖彫
KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations
　
Also shakujoubori 釈杖彫, yuengata 油煙形. A type of decorative carving *horimono 彫物, found on temple architecture. It consists of a shallow channel or groove cut on the underside of a rainbow beam *kouryou 虹梁, and is thought to resemble the staff of a mendicant monk. The decoration first appeared in the Kamakura period, and gradually became more stylized.
　

Senshuuji Nyoraidou 専修寺如来堂 (Mie)

　
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