In Ruri-ji temple (Takamori, Nagano prefecture) are kept a number of archives including 28 building records of the main hall reconstructed in 1672. Inquiring into building specifications (so-called "Jiwari-tyumon") and quantity sheets of material (so-called "Kiyose") made conditions of building the main hall at that time clear, such as follows : on planning and construction, master carpenters submitted the specification and the quantity sheet of the main hall to the client (Ruri-ji) at first, and then the client gave an order for building materials. On carved members like "kaerumata" ware also ordered by the client.
