Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
A purlin-bearing bracket arm; one that is inserted into the small bearing blocks *makito 巻斗 of a bracket complex *tokyō 斗きょう. This bracket arm is long and has a flat top so that it can receive a purlin directly. It supports eave purlins, wall plates or exposed ridge poles. Japanese style architecture *wayō 和様 sanehijiki occasionally has a spiral design on each end. The ends of Zen style *zenshūyō 禅宗様 sanehijiki are decorated with molded nosings *kurigata 繰型 similar to those found on the nosings *kibana 木鼻 of head-penetrating tie beams *kashiranuki 頭貫.
