Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
1 Posts or pillars of the same or smaller diameter than the main pillars of a building.
2 A stud added to strengthen the framework of a building.
3 In teahouse architecture, a bamboo post of over 4 cm in diameter placed on the outer side of a rustic window *shitajimado 下地窓 to reinforce the wall lath. Originally, this was not exposed, but later it was made visible to reveal the beautiful natural materials used in constructing a tea ceremony house.