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kibana
Ookunitama Shrine / Fuchu-city Tokyo Japan
The wooden nosings (kibana) at the ends of penetrating tie beams are decorated with moldings known as 'kurigata'.
It is a typical new Japanese architectural style building in the Kamakura period, adopting Daibutsu-yo (Buddhist architectural style) for the designs, etc. of doors (sangarado, paneled entrance doors introduced from China) and kibana (the end of the beam penetrating a pole) of kashira-nuki (head rail) with decorative carving at the end of the timber, while using the Japanese architectural style as its base.
kibana
Ookunitama Shrine / Fuchu-city Tokyo Japan
The wooden nosings (kibana) at the ends of penetrating tie beams are decorated with moldings known as 'kurigata'.
It is a typical new Japanese architectural style building in the Kamakura period, adopting Daibutsu-yo (Buddhist architectural style) for the designs, etc. of doors (sangarado, paneled entrance doors introduced from China) and kibana (the end of the beam penetrating a pole) of kashira-nuki (head rail) with decorative carving at the end of the timber, while using the Japanese architectural style as its base.