Katsuogi - Bonito

Japanese: 勝男木 - かつおぎ
Katsuogi - Bonito

…It is also written as Katsuo-ki or Kuzuo-ki. It is a columnar decorative component laid out on the roofs of shrine buildings and the houses of powerful families in the Kofun period.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…勝男木,葛緒木とも書く。神社建築や古墳時代の豪族の住宅の棟上に横たえて並べた円柱状の装飾の部材。…

※「勝男木」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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