keshō yaneura 化粧屋根裏

Keywords
Architecture
General Terms

The underside of a roof visible because no ceiling has been installed. The pitch of the roof and various structural elements are also exposed to view. In buildings which have hidden roof structures *noyane 野屋根, ceilings which reveal the base rafters *jidaruki 地垂木, *keshō daruki 化粧垂木 and other structural members are sometimes constructed. Occasionally, the rough underside of a roof may be finished with carefully planed boards or sheathing placed to follow the actual roof slope. In temple buildings containing both inner and outer sanctuaries *naijin 内陣 and *gejin 外陣, inner core and aisles *moya 母屋 and *hisashi 廂 or *mokoshi 裳階, there is some type of flat ceiling in the naijin or moya and a type of open beam ceiling in the gejin and surrounding areas. Examples of keshō yaneura can be found at *Kairō 回廊 and *Jikidō 食堂 in the west precinct at Hōryūji Saiin 法隆寺西院, Shin'yakushiji Hondō 新薬師寺本堂 (8th century) both in Nara, and Jōdoji *Jōdodō 浄土寺浄土堂 (1193) in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Shōfukuji Jizōdō 正福寺地蔵堂 (Tokyo)