Decorative metal fittings

Japanese: 飾金具 - かざりかなぐ
Decorative metal fittings

...In the past, catalogs were used to select different designs of hardware with the same functions, but now they are used to search for products with the required functions. [Hiroyuki Suzuki]
[Japan]
Metal fittings in Japanese architecture are divided into structural reinforcing metal fittings, decorative ornamental fittings (kazari fittings), practical support fittings for building fixtures and door fastenings, roof decorations for adding solemnity to buildings, eaves bells, and balustrades. Reinforcing metal fittings have been used since ancient times and include nails for fastening nageshi (railings), rafters, and backboards, dowels for joining thick boards together such as door boards, mekasu (mekasu fastenings) for fastening floorboards and edging boards to joists from behind, and rivets for joining two pieces of material together.

From [Architectural Decoration]

…However, there is also a strong positive view that architectural decoration has the function of conveying symbolic meaning. [Hiroyuki Suzuki]
【Japan】
The main decorative techniques in Japanese architecture include hollowing out, painting, and carving components, painting, coloring, lacquering, and attaching decorative metal fittings.
[Molding, painting, sculpture]
Hollowing is a decorative shape created by hollowing out parts of architecture, furniture, utensils, etc., and includes inomegata (boar's eye shape), yoiri (leaf shape), suhamagata (Suhama shape), etc.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "decorative fittings" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…かつては,カタログは同じ機能をもつ金物の意匠の違いを選択するものであったのが,現在では必要とされる機能をもつ製品検索のためのものとなっている。【鈴木 博之】
[日本]
 日本建築における金物は,構造用の補強金物,装飾用の飾金具(錺(かざり)金具),実用的な建具の支持金具や戸締め金具,建物を荘厳(しようごん)するための屋上飾,軒風鐸(のきふうたく),高欄擬宝珠(こうらんぎぼし)などに分けられる。補強金物は,長押(なげし),垂木(たるき),裏板などを打ち止める釘,扉板など厚い板をはぎ合わせる合釘(あいくぎ),床板や縁板を裏から根太(ねだ)に引きつける目鎹(めかす),二つの材を引き合わせる鎹(かすがい)などがあり,古代から用いられている。…

【建築装飾】より

…しかし,建築装飾には象徴的な意味の伝達機能があるという肯定的評価も根強い。【鈴木 博之】
【日本】
 日本建築のおもな装飾法は,部材に刳形,絵様をつけ,彫刻を付加すること,塗装,彩色や漆塗を施すこと,飾金具を打つことなどである。
[刳形,絵様,彫刻]
 刳形は,建築,家具,器物などの仕上げにおいて,部材を刳ってつくる装飾的な形で,猪目形(いのめがた),葉入り(よういり),洲浜形などがある。…

※「飾金具」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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