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  2. List of partitions of traditional Japanese architecture

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    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 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 ...

  3. Shofuso Japanese House and Garden - Wikipedia

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    Shofuso is the first and only place in the United States to house a combination of Japanese contemporary art in the background of traditional Japanese architecture. The City of Philadelphia dedicated Senju's murals on April 27, 2007, and Mayor John F. Street issued a proclamation naming April 27 "Senju Day".

  4. Japanese architecture - Wikipedia

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    Some of the earliest influence on the West came in the form of Japanese art, which gained popularity in Europe in particular, in the latter part of the nineteenth century. [94] In terms of architecture and interior design though, the influence on the West is much more centered on the United States of America.

  5. Tsubo-niwa - Wikipedia

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    Tsubo-niwa gained greater popularity in the early 21st century, [6] and can be found in many Japanese residences, hotels, restaurants, and public buildings. [5] Multistory and underground interior spaces present difficulties for tsubo-niwa cultivation; artificial lighting, anidolic lighting (using fiberoptic cables to pipe in sunlight), and a ...

  6. Housing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    JAANUS Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System; Landlord-Tenant Relations and Law; Japanese house maker ranking; Nihon Minka-en in Kawasaki, Kanagawa is a collection of traditional Japanese minka. "The recent controversial rough sleepers provisions in Japan" Information on homelessness in Japan

  7. Japonisme - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston now claims to house the finest collection of Japanese art outside Japan. [56] The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery house the largest Asian art research library in the United States, where they house Japanese art together with the Japanese-influenced works of Whistler .

  8. Japanese garden - Wikipedia

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    The Buenos Aires Japanese Gardens The Japanese Temple Garden at the EKŌ-House of Japanese Culture in Düsseldorf All seasons close-up of the Tsubo-en (Netherlands) O-karikomi, hako-zukuri topiary The Japanese Garden in Larvotto, Monaco The Japanese Garden in Przelewice, Poland The Japanese Garden in Lankester Botanical Gardens, Costa Rica The ...

  9. Japanese art - Wikipedia

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    Japanese contemporary art takes as many forms and expresses as many different ideas as worldwide contemporary art in general. It ranges from advertisements, anime, video games, and architecture as already mentioned, to sculpture, painting, and drawing in all their myriad forms.