Wooden tile - Kigawara

Japanese: 木瓦 - きがわら
Wooden tile - Kigawara

…The most common type is a rectangular prism with no pattern, but there are special types decorated with patterns and glazed bricks. [Mori Ikuo]
[Western-style roofing tiles]
Western tiles are divided into three types according to the material: stone tiles, clay tiles, and wooden tiles. (1) Stone tiles are a roofing material used widely from the Mediterranean region to Northern Europe. A hole is drilled in one end of a slab of stone, a nail is inserted, and the tile is attached to a lattice. However, because of the uneven gaps, the tile must be laid at a fairly steep angle.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ごく一般的なものは直方体で無文であるが,特殊なものに文様を飾ったものや施釉の塼がある。【森 郁夫】
【洋瓦】
 西洋の瓦は,素材により石瓦,粘土瓦,木瓦の3種に分けられる。(1)石瓦は,地中海地域から北欧まで広く行われた屋根葺き材で,板状にした石の一端に穴をあけ,釘をさして,小舞(こまい)にひっかけるが,ふぞろいな隙間ができるので,かなり急傾斜に葺かねばならない。…

※「木瓦」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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