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In Japanese architecture, fusuma are vertical rectangular panels which can slide from side to side to redefine spaces within a room, or act as doors. [1] They typically measure about 90 cm (2 ft 11 in) wide by 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall, the same size as a tatami mat, and are 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) thick.
It was first published in 1886 after its author had spent three years in Japan studying and teaching zoology. It contains numerous drawings by Morse of various features of Japanese houses, including details of construction, a description of carpenter's tools, and a section on bonsai and flower arrangement.
Row House in Sumiyoshi (住吉の長屋, Sumiyoshi no Nagaya), also called Azuma House (Japanese 東邸), is a personal residence in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando in his early career. It was designed without exterior windows reflecting the desire of the owner to feel that he was not "in Japan", but ...
The Making of a Modern Japanese Architecture, From the Founders to Shinohara and Isozaki. Kodansha International. Sumner, Yuki; Pollock, Naomi (2010). New Architecture in Japan. London: Merrell. ISBN 978-1-85894-450-0. Takasaki, Masaharu (1998). An Architecture of Cosmology. Princeton Architectural Press. Tanigawa, Masami (2008).
In 1973, according to one study, 65% of the population of Japan lived in detached houses, while 12% lived in attached houses and 23% in a flat or apartment. [10] A survey conducted by the Management and Coordination Agency in 1983 found that there were 34.75 million occupied dwellings in Japan, of which 46.1% were built of timber, 31.3% of ...
Minka (Japanese: 民家, lit. "folk houses") are vernacular houses constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles. In the context of the four divisions of society, Minka were the dwellings of farmers, artisans, and merchants (i.e., the three non-samurai castes). [1]
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 Made from parallel lengths of narrow-loom cloth (tanmono). Used in Heian Japan; [16] all but obsolete by the Edo Period [13] Chōdai (帳台) more images: Boxlike baldachin
Nagaya (長屋, "longhouse") is a type of Japanese rowhouse that was typical during the Edo period (1603–1868). [ 1 ] Nagaya was a long housing complex under the same ridge, one or two stories high, divided into small compartments for rent.