長押なげし

noun

nageshi; horizontal beam between columns in traditional Japanese architecture

A non-structural decorative beam running along the wall above sliding doors or between columns, typical in Japanese-style rooms (和室). Often used to display hanging scrolls or as a visual divider.

• 和わ室しつの長押なげしに掛かけ軸じくを掛かける。

  Hang a hanging scroll on the nageshi in the Japanese-style room.

• この古ふるい家いえの長押なげしには細こまかい彫ちょう刻こくが施ほどこされている。

  The nageshi in this old house is finely carved.