Keywords Architecture General Terms Lit. "tongue." A thin ornamental molding *kurigata 繰形, carved on the bottom edge of a bracket arm *hijiki 肘木. Examples can be seen on Hōryūji *Kondō 法隆寺金堂 (rebuilt 693) and Yakushiji Tōtō 薬師寺東塔 (730), Nara. Yakushiji Tōtō 薬師寺東塔 (Nara)
