Wooden nose

Japanese: 木鼻 - きばな

An architectural term. Refers to the part of a pillar that protrudes from the pillar, such as a crossbeam or a base. Used in Daibutsu-style and Zen-style architecture. Originally, it was just a simple molding attached to the top, but gradually the shapes became more complex, and in the early modern period, it became a three-dimensional sculpture of an elephant's trunk, a dragon's head, a lion, or flowers.

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Japanese:

建築用語。貫 (ぬき) や台輪などが柱から突き出している部分をいう。大仏様，禅宗様建築に用いる。初めは単純な繰形を先端につけただけであったが，次第に複雑な形となり，近世では象の鼻，竜頭，獅子やあるいは草花などの立体的彫刻となった。

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