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dotō 土塔

Also called tsuchi-no-tō 土の塔 or dantō 段塔. Lit. earthen pagoda. Dantō means stepped pagoda. A…

Architecture, Buildings, Structures
dotome-ita 土留板

Also read dodome-ita, and called *seki-ita 堰板. The sheathing boards…

Architecture, General Terms
dōtsukinoko 胴付鋸 ✓

Lit. saw with attached spine. A tenon or back saw. A saw designed especially to cut the shoulder of a tenon. The blade is…

Architecture, Tools
doza 土座

1 A type of floor found in vernacular houses, *minka 民家, used…

Architecture, Folk Dwellings
dōzashi 胴差

A large, heavy horizontal timber attached to the tops of posts, *hashira 柱,…

Architecture, General Terms
dōzō 銅造

Bronze work. Bronze casting has been very important in Japan since ancient times, and was used for Yayoi period dōtaku…

Art History, Sculpture
dozō 土蔵

A form of storehouse which provided a fireproof place to keep valuables which were otherwise always at risk in highly…

Architecture, Storehouses
dozō-zukuri 土蔵造

Also referred to as *kura-zukuri 蔵造. A fireproof building construction…

Architecture, Storehouses

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University