Irregular shaped bricks

Japanese: 異形煉瓦 - いけいれんが
Irregular shaped bricks

...The most common example is shown in the figure. When laying bricks in an arch shape, irregularly shaped bricks called "seri-gata" are used, but even more specially shaped bricks can also be used as needed. Brick Architecture [Yasuo Nishikawa]. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この一般的なものを図に示す。アーチ状に煉瓦を積む場合には〈せり形〉と呼ばれる異形煉瓦が用いられるが,さらに特殊な形状をした異形煉瓦も必要に応じて使用される。煉瓦造建築【西川 泰男】。…

※「異形煉瓦」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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