Keywords
Architecture
Decorations
Also *kayōzuka 荷葉束 and rengezuka 蓮華束. Decorative carved supports that separate the upper and lower railings of a Zen style *zenshūyō 禅宗様 railing *kōran 高欄, on a veranda. The name varies with the shape of the support -- nigirihasu is a closed lotus; kayōzuka a lotus leaf; and rengezuka a lotus flower.