Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 61
orm of joint is made, precisely similar to that made by ourcarpenters (fig. 4). This joint is called a Samisen tsugi, it beingsimilar to the joint in the handle of a guitar-like instrumentcalled a samisen.1 1 Fig. 12 represents the frame-work of an ordinary two-storied house. It is copiedfrom a… … BRACING. 23 Diagonal bracing in the frame-work of a building is neverseen. Sometimes, however, the uprights in a weak frame aresupported by braces running fromthe ground at an acute angle,and held in place by wooden pins(fig. 13). Outside diagonal bracesare sometimes met with as anornamental…
Architecture, Japanese · Japan -- Social life and customs
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