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Shengqi
Also called sheng qi, gwisoseum, rising corners
The progressive heightening of the columns of a Chinese hall from the centre toward the corners, 2 cun per column in the Yingzao fashi, which lifts the ends of the eave line. Korean gwisoseum.
See also: Cejiao
Rules that use the word
Shengqi: raise the corner columns. Make each column a little taller than the one nearer the centre, so that the corner columns stand highest: by 2 cun per column outward from the central bay, giving 6 cun at the corners of a seven-bay hall and 1 chi 2 cun for thirteen bays.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Roof, China, Japan and Korea.
A feature of Chinese architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Shaku · Shala · Shatyor · Shell · Shikhara · Shinbashira · Shingle · Shinmei-zukuri