Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
Lit. hip tie beam. Penetrating tie beams placed horizontally slightly below the center of pillars on exterior walls of temple buildings gates, pagodas, etc. Examples: Kakurinji Taishidō 鶴林寺太子堂 (1112), Hyōgo Prefecture; Kenninji Chokushimon 建仁寺勅使門 (ca. 14th century), Kyoto.