Cut stone foundation

…Cut stone foundations are a structure in which shingles are placed on top of covering stones, and then kudzu stones are placed on top. Examples include the Central Golden Hall of Asuka-dera Temple, the Central and Western Golden Halls of Kawara-dera Temple, and the Golden Hall of Horyuji Temple. A cut stone foundation complete with foundation stones is called a regular platform foundation, and was popular in the 8th century, mainly in the large temples of Nara and the provincial temples of various provinces. There was a gradual development from cut stone foundations without foundation stones to regular platform foundations, and the Golden Hall of Yamada-dera Temple in Nara Prefecture is a transitional style in which the shingles and foundation stones are made from a single stone. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "cut stone foundations" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…切石積は，地覆石（じふくいし）の上に羽目石（はめいし）を立て，さらに葛石（かつらいし）をのせる構造で，飛鳥寺中金堂，川原寺中･西金堂，法隆寺金堂などがある。切石積基壇に束石（つかいし）を完備したものが壇正積基壇で，8世紀の南都諸大寺や諸国国分寺を中心に盛行した。束石のない切石積基壇から壇正積基壇へと段階的に発展しており，奈良県の山田寺金堂は一石で羽目石と束石をつくり出している過渡的な形式である。…

※「切石積基壇」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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