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2. Shoji - Wikipedia

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   Literally, shoji means "small obstructing thing" (障子; it might be translated as "screen"), and though this use is now obsolete, [4] shoji was originally used for a variety of sight-obstructing panels, screens, or curtains, [4] many portable, [94] either free-standing or hung from lintels, [95] used to divide the interior space of buildings ...

3. Byōbu - Wikipedia

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   A six-panel byōbu from the 17th century Pair of screens with a leopard, tiger and dragon by Kanō Sanraku, 17th century, each 1.78 m × 3.56 m (5.8 ft × 11.7 ft), displayed flat Left panel of Irises (燕子花図, kakitsubata-zu) by Ogata Kōrin, 1702 Left panel of the Shōrin-zu byōbu (松林図 屏風, Pine Trees screen) by Hasegawa Tōhaku, c. 1595 Byōbu depicting Osaka from the early ...

4. List of partitions of traditional Japanese architecture

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   Dates from the 600s or earlier. One of the oldest types of screen. Still in use. Byōbu (屏風, lit. ' windbreak ') more images: A free-standing folding screen. Paper on frame. In Japan, these are rarely left plain; they are usually painted. [15] Kichō (几帳) more images: T-shaped stand with curtain, with ties

5. Kumiko (woodworking) - Wikipedia

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   The end-result is a complex pattern that is used primarily in the creation of shoji doors and screens. [3] Traditionally, the wood of choice was the hinoki cypress . [ 4 ]

6. Japanese architecture - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Japanese interiors, as well as modern, incorporate mainly natural materials including fine woods, bamboo, silk, rice straw mats, and paper shōji screens. Natural materials are used to keep simplicity in the space that connects to nature.

7. Tsuitate - Wikipedia

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   A tsuitate (衝立) is a form of single-panel portable partition traditionally used in Japan since at least the 6th century. [1] They may be made of wood, or a wood frame covered in paper or silk cloth.