Anoutsuki - Ano Utsuki

…In the Edo Shogunate, there was a mason under the bureaucrat of the lumber and stone magistrate, the Ane no Kashira. They were engaged in the construction of stone walls, stone bridges, stone gutters, etc., but they were especially famous for their stone walls, which were called Ane no Tsuki and Ane no Tsuki. [Nishi Kazuo]…

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Anaochi" are listed below.

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…江戸幕府にも御材木石奉行の配下に穴生頭がおり，石工が所属した。石垣，石橋，石樋などの製作に従事したが，とくに石垣は穴生積み，穴生築（つき）と呼ばれて名高い。【西 和夫】。…

※「穴生築」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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