enmimi-ita 縁耳板

Keywords
Architecture
General Terms

Lit. veranda ear board. The outermost board on the kure-en 榑縁 type of veranda which has long floor boards running parallel to the wall of the building. If the veranda is the kirime-en 切目縁 type that has floor boards at a right angle to the wall with cut ends facing outward, the enmimi-ita is sometimes attached at a right angle to the cut ends as a protection against rot caused by weathering.

Old Mikogami house 旧御子神家 (Chiba)

Old Mikogami 御子神 House (Chiba)