Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 141
the province of Kii, the ridge-roof, which has a much sharper incline than the roof proper, iscovered with bark,this being bounddown by parallelstrips, or wholerods of bamboo;and spanning theridge at intervalsare straw saddlessheathed with bark. These are very narrow at the ridge, but widen at… … Fig. 90. — Chest of Thatched Hoof in Mikawa.
Architecture, Japanese · Japan -- Social life and customs
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