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Since the shinden-zukuri-style house flourished during the Heian period, houses tended to be furnished and adorned with characteristic art of the era. In front of the moya across the courtyard is a garden with a pond.
File:Imperial_Palace_Tokyo_Map.png licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0, GFDL-1.3 2006-01-02T09:52:23Z Chris 73 834x989 (67236 Bytes) 2006-01-01T12:16:22Z Chris 73 828x1026 (65523 Bytes) This is a map of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo (Kokyo), drawn by me based on various sources and satelite pics.
' longhouse ') is a type of Japanese rowhouse that was typical during the Edo period (1603–1868). [1] A nagaya was a long housing complex under the same ridge, one or two stories high, divided into small compartments for rent. The well, toilet and waste facilities were shared. Except for a bedroom, each household only had a kitchen. [1]
In the Azuchi-Momoyama period not only sukiya style but the contrasting shoin-zukuri (書院造) of residences of the warrior class developed. While sukiya was a small space, simple and austere, shoin-zukuri style was that of large, magnificent reception areas, the setting for the pomp and ceremony of the feudal lords.
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