Glossary · K
Katsuogi
Also called katsuo-gi
Short cylindrical billets laid across the ridge of a Shintō shrine, originally to weigh down the thatch; ten at the Inner Shrine of Ise, nine at the Outer.
See also: Chigi
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
Kalasha · Kancha · Karesansui · Karikomi · Ken · Keystone · Kirizuma · Kiwari