# tabasami

> decorative member used to fill the wedge-shaped gap between the flat tokyō (bracket complex) and the slanted rafters, such as on the kōhai-bashira

**Wikidata**: [Q124660898](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124660898)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tabasami


## References

1. Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building
2. Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten
3. The Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)