Mirror pillar

Japanese: 鏡柱 - かがみばしら
Mirror pillar

…Furthermore, depending on the type of building, there are names for the outer and inner sanctuary pillars in Buddhist temples, the Raigo pillars behind the Buddhist altar, the Shitenbashira equivalent to the entrance pillars in pagodas, the Shinbashira (center pillar) supporting the spire, the Tokonoma alcove pillars in shoin and private homes, the Daikokubashira pillar in the central position of private homes, and more special names such as the Munamochi pillar that stands separately on the gable side of Shinmei-zukuri in the main hall of shrines, and the Uzu pillar at the center of Taisha-zukuri. In terms of cross-sectional shape, in addition to circular and square pillars, there are hexagonal and octagonal pillars, rectangular mirror pillars, katabuta pillars, and menkawa pillars with naturally rounded corners. In the Asuka and Nara periods, columns bulged out at the bottom, which is called entasis. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…さらに建物の種類により,仏堂では外陣柱と内陣柱,仏壇後ろの来迎柱,塔では入側柱に相当する四天柱,相輪を支持する心柱(檫),書院や民家における床の間の床柱,民家の中心的位置にある大黒柱,さらに特殊なものとして神社本殿で,神明造の妻側に離れて立つ棟持(むなもち)柱や,大社造の中心にあるうず柱などの名称がある。 断面の形状をみると,円柱と方柱のほか六角柱,八角柱,長方形の鏡柱や片蓋(かたぶた)柱,角に自然の丸みを残した面皮(めんかわ)柱などがある。円柱は飛鳥・奈良時代には下方が膨らんでおり,これをエンタシス(胴張り)という。…

※「鏡柱」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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