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kikyakuseki
寄脚石

recumbent ox stone


One of the five basic stone shapes illustrated in Ishigumisonō yaegakiden. It is also called chiyūseki or shinseki, and is sometimes called gagyūseki because of its resemblance to a recumbent ox.

recumbent ox stone
Ishigumisonō yaegakiden

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