在上海(hai)市(shi)嘉定縣(xian)真如寺內。元(yuan)延祐七(qi)年(1320)建造,明清兩代屢加(jia)修葺(qi)。
真如寺(si)大(da)殿(dian)(dian)面闊、進深(shen)均(jun)為三間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),屋頂為單(dan)檐(yan)歇山頂,平(ping)面呈(cheng)正方形。進深(shen)十椽,前(qian)四(si)椽栿(fa)后(hou)乳栿(fa)用四(si)柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)。前(qian)槽空間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)頗為寬敞,并(bing)在四(si)椽明栿(fa)上(shang)立(li)蜀柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu),在蜀柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)和前(qian)金柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)施(shi)平(ping)棊。平(ping)棊從次間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)轉向山面,延至后(hou)金柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)止(zhi)。前(qian)后(hou)金柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)施(shi)四(si)椽栿(fa)及平(ping)梁,形成(cheng)大(da)殿(dian)(dian)主空間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)。其上(shang)置重椽,遂有草架之設,開明清兩(liang)代南方建筑(zhu)中置“軒”(見殿(dian)(dian)堂)的先例(li)。殿(dian)(dian)內金柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)均(jun)呈(cheng)梭形,柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)頂有覆(fu)(fu)盆式卷殺,形制優美。明間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)下置石和素覆(fu)(fu)盆柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)礎(chu),次間(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)下僅置石。外檐(yan)柱(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)有明顯側腳,并(bing)有生起,使檐(yan)口呈(cheng)一(yi)緩和的曲線起翹。大(da)殿(dian)(dian)保(bao)留了一(yi)些宋(song)代建筑(zhu)的特征。
斗(dou)栱為四鋪作單昂,出耍(shua)頭。昂已是(shi)假昂,后尾另有(you)挑(tiao)斡(wo),承托下(xia)平(ping)。補(bu)間鋪作當心間置四朵,次間各用(yong)二(er)朵,都較(jiao)宋(song)《營造法式(shi)》的(de)規定為多,具有(you)從(cong)宋(song)向明清過渡(du)的(de)特(te)(te)點。梁栿采用(yong)矩形(xing)斷面的(de)月(yue)梁,砍制工(gong)整,近于(yu)宋(song)式(shi)做(zuo)法,唯無琴面,同具有(you)地(di)方做(zuo)法特(te)(te)點的(de)武義(yi)延(yan)福(fu)寺大殿也有(you)顯(xian)著差別。
1963年進(jin)行落架重修時于木構(gou)件榫卯(mao)隱蔽(bi)處發現記(ji)有構(gou)件名(ming)稱的墨字,經考證為(wei)初建時工匠所(suo)書寫(xie),對研究中國(guo)古代建筑史有參考價值(zhi)。