Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
The wooden ribs or coffers laid in a criss-cross pattern to form a coffered ceiling *gō tenjō 格天井 or coffered and latticed ceiling *kogumi gōtenjō 小組格天井. These ribs may have a similar shape, in cross-section, to the battens *saobuchi 竿縁, used in a board and batten ceiling *saobuchi tenjō 竿縁天井. The ribs are about 6 cm to 7.5 cm wide. The space between them is 45 cm-90 cm. The coffers are usually chamfered on their lower edges making an ornamental edge *fukurin 覆輪.