Zenshuyo

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Scope note
Refers to the style of architecture developed during the Song dynasty (970-1279 BCE) in China and introduced into Japan along with Zen Buddhism during the Kamakura period (1185-1333). The style is characterized by smaller, more structurally complex buildings than before, with strongly articulated bracketing.
Zenshuyo
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