Historical Materials No.40
REPORT of The Building Materials Found at Yamada-dera Temple
NARA NATIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NABUNKEN) 1995
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1. Excavation on Yamada-dera Temple 1
2. Phrasing in this report 3
3. Publication of the report 5
Chapter 2 Investigation 7
1. History of Yamada-dera Temple 7
2. Progress of excavations 8
3. Result of excavations 9
4. Process of observation and conservation treatment of the building materials 12
Chapter 3 Explanation of the building materials 15
1. Pillars (hashira) 15
2. Sill beams (ji-fuku) 15
3. Middle non-penetrating tie beams (nageshi) 16
4. Struts (koshi-kabe-tsuka) 17
5. Window studs (hentsuke) 18
6. Window frames (mado-waku) 19
7. Mullions (renji-ko) 21
8. Laths (komai) 21
9. ‘Head’ penetrating tie beams (kashira-nuki) 22
10. Large bearing blocks (daito) 24
11. Bracket arms (hijiki) 24
12. Small bearing blocks (makito) 26
13. ‘Rainbow’ beams (koryo) 28
14. Purlins (keta) 29
15. Rafters (taruki) 29
16. Eaves suoports (kayaoi) 30
17. Battens (noji-ita) 32
18 Blocks with socket of hinge pivot (waraza) 32
Chapter 4 Discussion 33
1. Reconstruction of the eastern side corridor 33
A. Plan 33
B. Frame structure 34
C. Projecting bracket complex 34
D. Roof structure 35
E. Eaves 35
F. Wall 35
G. Painting 36
2 Historical repair work of the eastern side corridor 38
A. Sill beam based stone 38
B. 1st and 2nd spans of east line 38
C. 6th span 38
D. 8th span of east line 39
E. Others 39
3. Character of the corridor of Yamada-dera temple 40
A. A comparative study on the corridor of Yamada-dera temple and Horyu-ji temple 40
B. A comparative study on technique and style of the corridor of Yamada-dera temple and surviving buildings built in Asuka and Nara period 41
C. Value of the corridor of Yamada-dera temple in the history of Japanese architecture 47
4. Conclusion 48
1995年3月30日 発行
山田寺出土建築部材集成
奈良国立文化財研究所史料 第40冊
