suteto 捨斗
KEY WORD : architecture / general terms
 
Also sutedo. A bracket *tokyou 斗きょう, that has the same shape as a *makito 巻斗 but is unable to carry any weight. It serves a decorative purpose only and is used as part of a corner bracket system *sumisonae 隅備, at the tip of the bracket arm *hijiki 肘木, below the rafter plate *gagyou 丸桁.
 
Zuiganji Godaidou 瑞巖寺五大堂 (Miyagi)
a) sutedo 捨斗 b) *hijiki 肘木 c) *gagyou 丸桁 
Zuiganji Godaidou 瑞巖寺五大堂 (Miyagi)

 
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