Heinouchi Yoshimasa

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Heinouchi.

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Heinouchi Yoshimasa (平内 吉政) was a famous master carpenter, in Edo period Japan, and was the progenitor of a long line of master carpenters. With his son Masanobu he wrote a manual of construction and building design, Shoumei (匠明) in 1608. This book is the most famous of early works on Japanese building construction.

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