Card/Transcription No.: 238-01

238. THIRD (INNER) SHRINE

POSITION:    
Within the Second (inner) Shrine No. 237.

DIMENSIONS:
Ground (i.e. base) measurement L. 337 x W. 209 cents.
The four sides show a 'batter' (i.e. receding slope from
ground upwards) from 15 m/ms to 21 m/ms per 1 metre vertical.
Max. measurement (i.e. top edge of cornice) L. 356 x W. 229
cents.
Height to top of cornice 188 cents.
Height of sloping roof above cornice:- W. end ..., E. end ...
cents.
Max. height (including roof E. end) ... cents.

DESCRIPTION:
Constructed of wood, covered with gesso, and overlaid with a
thin sheet gold. It is made up of 12 separate sections - 2
roof sections; 4 cornice pieces; 2 side (N. and S.) panels; an
E. end frame comprising frieze, corner pieces, and threshold;
two doors, and a W. end frame comprising panel and corner
pieces - mortised and tenoned together. The tenons are of wood
and copper.