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Chigi
Also called chigi (finials)
The forked finials at the gable ends of a Shintō shrine: the bargeboards continued upward past the ridge so that they cross. At Ise’s Inner Shrine their tips are cut horizontally.
See also: Katsuogi, Shinmei-zukuri
Rules that use the word
Shinmei-zukuri: the style of Ise. Build the sanctuary of unpainted cypress on posts set directly in the ground, with a raised floor and veranda, a straight thatched gable roof entered on the long side, crossed finials (chigi) and ridge billets (katsuogi), and a free-standing post at each gable carrying the ridge.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.
A feature of Japanese architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Chevet · Chhajja · Chhatri · Chicago window · Chini khana · Chiwen · Choir · Chuandou