The elementary knowledge of the Japanese eaves

"A carpenter cries and and a sparrow sings with the eaves." was said. One of the characteristics of Japanese architecture are eaves. It is not an exaggeration even if it is said that the result un-result of the eaves curve curve decides good and bad of that architectural design. Though there is an eaves curve in it, obviously China, building of the Korean Peninsula are different from Japan, too. The curve that a delicate Japanese sense was elegant was produced. You must process the member of the roof to make this eaves curve. When that processing is done, the solid geometry that "kikujutu" method is said is used. But it decreased only with the straight eaves today that carpenters were not eaves, either. It is that it is disappointed hardly to begin to see the craftsman who really appreciates "kikujutu" method.

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