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Architecture
Aristocratic Dwellings
Also kobashira 小柱 or shoinbashira 書院柱. A post placed at the exterior corner of the alcove that projects, tsukeshoin 付書院, on the veranda in an aristocratic style dwelling. This post is 20-30 percent smaller in scale than the main posts. It is not a supporting post, but usually had something attached to it, for example a shelf with a groove.