katamen-zukuri 片面造

Keywords
Architecture
General Terms

A construction method that uses half brackets on top of the corners in the inner worship sanctuary *naijin 内陣. The corner pillars are in line with the inner pillars *tokyō 斗きょう. This necessitated raising the height of the latticed ceiling *kumiiretenjō 組入天井, over the naijin. Example: Daigoji Yakushidō 醍醐寺薬師堂 (1121) in Kyoto.