Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
Also called nakazan 中桟. A middle rail. A horizontal rail or rails inserted into stiles tategamachi 竪框 and placed between the upper framing *kamigamachi 上框 and the lower framing *shimogamachi 下框 of paneled doors such as *sangarado 桟唐戸 or *shōji 障子 (sliding doors covered with translucent paper). Its function is to strengthen the entire frame.