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shi 枝

Also written 支. An ancient unit used to count long, slender objects. Remaining from this ancient system is the expression *…

Architecture, Measurement
shiwari 枝割

Rafter interval system. A measuring method begun in the mid-13th century used to determine the proportions of a building's…

Architecture, Measurement
shōshaku 小尺

Lit. "small shaku 尺." An ancient unit of length. Introduced in the Taihōryō 大宝令 codes of 701, it measured 29.6 cm,…

Architecture, Measurement
shūjōroku 周丈六

A measure of height for a Buddhist statue based on shūjaku 周尺, a unit of measure used in Zhou dynasty China (1 …

Sculpture, Art History, Architecture, Measurement
sō 層

One story of a building or a counter for the number of roofs on a pagoda *tō 塔. A…

Architecture, Measurement
sotonori 外法

The exterior measurements of architectural members. The term applies to any outside measurement whether it is the length,…

Architecture, Measurement
sundori 寸取

Also suntori; also called issundori 一寸取, sun-osae 寸押 and sunkazoe 寸数. A method of…

Architecture, Measurement

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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