Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
An archaic term for *taru-no-kuchi 樽の口. Also called kanimekugi 蟹目釘 or noshigashira kugi 熨斗頭釘. A large, half-dome-shaped nail similar to a present day rivet. The Wamyōshō 倭名抄 describes it as a large, high-headed nail, kashiradaka ōkugi 頭高大釘. It is used to secure a gable pendant *gegyo 懸魚 or a non-penetrating tie beams *nageshi 長押.