Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
Lit. "transmit support." A bracket, brace, modillion or console. A devise used to support an overhanging structural element. Many are decorative. Such devices bear the weight of pent roofs *hisashi 廂, beams *keta 桁 or *hari 梁, shelves *tana 棚, or other members. A modillion is a decorative member used to support a cornice. A single diagonal prop used to support a pent roof is called udegibisashi 腕木廂.
