Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 62
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 feature. In the pro-vince of Ise one often sees a braceor bracket made out of an un-hewn piece of timber, generallythe… … Fig. 13. — Outside Braces. lettered, and the dimensions given in Japanese feet and inches. The Japanese foot is,within the fraction of an inch, the same as ours, and is divided into ten parts, called sun.The wood employed in the frame is usually cedar or pine. The corner posts, as well asthe other…
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