There were two types of kyo-masu during the Edo period: the Tsurugane-masu (a masu for measuring grain), which had a steel bar fixed diagonally onto its upper edge, and the Kiji-masu (a masu for measuring liquid). |
江戸時代の京枡には穀用の「弦鉄枡(つるがねます)」と液用の「木地枡(きじます)」の2種類があり、前者には口辺に対角線状の鉄準(弦鉄)を渡していた。 |