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Architecture
General Terms
Also called chikara gane 力鉄 or kanehōzu-e 鉄方杖.
Slender iron rods used to strengthen the extensions of the horizontal top rails *hokogi 架木, and middle rails *hirageta 平桁, of a hanekōran 刎高欄 style railing. They are attached to the underside of the top rail at the corner, pass through the middle rail, and are inserted into the bottom rail *jifuku 地覆.