The threshold and kamoi of the chodaigamae, pillars and hotate (a thin board or narrow post set on each side of a door or gate to provide a neat finish) were all finished in black-lacquered, which created a heavy and prestigious atmosphere of a ceremony.
帳台構えの敷居鴨居や柱、方立て（ほたて）などすべて黒塗りに仕上げられ、対面の儀式を重厚な格式ある雰囲気に演出する。