Glossary · J
Juansha
“Rolling and cutting”: the faceted rounding of the ends of bracket arms, and the tapering of the upper third of a spindle column: the Chinese counterpart of entasis.
See also: Gong
Rules that use the word
Round off the ends: juansha. Shape the underside of every arm’s end in four or five facets, and reduce the upper third of a spindle column by the same method, so that no member ends in a hard corner.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.
Nearby in the glossary
Jagati · Jali · Jetty · Jian · Jǔzhé · Kalasha · Kancha · Karesansui