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  2. Shoji - Wikipedia

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    In modern construction, the shoji often do not form the exterior surface of the building; they sit inside a sliding glass door or window. [ 5 ] Shoji are valued for not setting a sharp barrier between the interior and the exterior; outside influences such as the swaying silhouettes of trees, or the chorus of frogs , can be appreciated from ...

  3. Room divider - Wikipedia

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    Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Room-divider/screen, (Ethnographic Museum, Belgrade) A room divider for a conference hall. A room divider is a screen or piece of furniture placed in a way that divides a room into separate areas. [1] [2] Room dividers are used by interior designers and architects as means to divide space into separate ...

  4. Japanese architecture - Wikipedia

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    In the old architectural style, tatami mats were laid only in a part of the room, but in the shoin-zukuri style, tatami mats were laid all over the room. In this style, sliding doors called fusuma were used to separate rooms, and an inner window called shoji, which was made by pasting paper permeable to sunlight on a wooden frame, was installed ...

  5. Bahay na bato - Wikipedia

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    The doors of the cabinet have slats so that they can absorb air and room temperature inside. To avoid ants from coming up and getting to the food, the legs of the cabinet are placed on containers filled with kerosene or any liquid; Pasamano – Window ledge; Persiana – Louver window; Piedra china – Chinese stone used to pave the floor of ...

  6. Folding screen - Wikipedia

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    The lacquer techniques for the Coromandel screens, which is known as kuancai (款彩 "incised colors"), emerged during the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) [8] and was applied to folding screens to create dark screens incised, painted, and inlaid with art of mother-of-pearl, ivory, or other materials.

  7. Paifang - Wikipedia

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    Paifang come in a number of forms. One form involves placing wooden pillars onto stone bases, which are bound together with wooden beams. This type of paifang is always beautifully decorated, with the pillars usually painted in red, the beams decorated with intricate designs and Chinese calligraphy, and the roof covered with coloured tiles, complete with mythical beasts—just like a Chinese ...

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  9. Paint - Wikipedia

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    Paint is a material or mixture that, when applied to a solid material and allowed to dry, adds a film-like layer. As art, this is used to create an image or images known as a painting. Paint can be made in many colors and types. Most paints are either oil-based or water-based, and each has distinct characteristics.