shōji
Shōji used to be the generic name for partitions between rooms, but today shōji refers to akari-shōji made from a wooden frame covered with Japanese washi paper on one side. The yukimi-shōji is a variety partly set with clear glass for snow viewing.
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Terunobu Fujimori│006: The Shitomi of the Kondo Hall at Ninnaji Temple
…ge openings, such as amado [sliding storm doors], shōji [sliding translucent screens], and garasudo …
12 Sep 2023
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The Prince Karuizawa: The Materiality of Kiyoshi Seike’s Windows
…d that Japan’s windows evolved from doors such as shōji [translucent screens] and fusuma [opaque scr…
12 Oct 2023
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Terunobu Fujimori│005: The Katōmado of the Shizutani School Auditorium: An Un-Japanese Japanese Window
…ashi [aisle]. The katōmado, which are paired with shōji [translucent lattice screens], line the boar…
05 Jul 2023
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The Experimental Design of the House in Sapporo
…ernacular design elements such as brick walls and shōji doors. How did Katono envision this prototyp…
12 Apr 2023
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[Extended till Summer 2023]Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan at the VILLUM Window Collection, Denmark
…architecture uses window-like components known as shōji (sliding translucent screens) and fusuma (sl…
29 Aug 2022
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Terunobu Fujimori | 003: The Vertical Sliding Windows of the Public Speaking Hall (Mita Enzetsukan)
… opposed to horizontally like Japan’s traditional shōji [paper-covered lattice screens] and itado [w…
24 Aug 2022
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Terunobu Fujimori｜ 002: The Diverse Openings of the Yosuitei’s Thirteen-Window Tearoom
…ition of muntins, fine bamboo lattices, and white shōji [paper-covered lattice screens]. As there is…
24 Mar 2022
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The Yosuitei01/02 Shikishimado
…window) fitted with double sliding paper screens (shōji), while the bottom opening is a shitajimado …
01 Dec 2021
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Kadomi Family Residence/Watchtower Window
This shipping agency in Monzen-machi Kuroshima-machi, Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, got burned d…
14 Jan 2022
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Terunobu Fujimori｜001: The Advent of Magical Light-Transmitting Surfaces, Glass Doors of the Hirano Residence
…oors], engawa [perimeter corridors/verandas], and shōji [paper-covered lattice screens], in order fr…
09 Dec 2021
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Kaisen Donya Shipping Agency, Takita Family Residence/Window and the closet
This is the former residence of the Takita family, former shipping agents in Tokoname City, Aichi Pr…
03 Dec 2021
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Japan House London presents Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan
…architecture uses window-like components known as shōji (sliding translucent screens) and fusuma (sl…
01 Oct 2021
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Issue 1: Windows Visited by Spirits: Pingdong
After his experience on a journey through villages and folk houses in 11 Asian and Middle Eastern co…
14 Sep 2021
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The Smile Sealed Inside a Bubble—Natsume Soseki’s Inside Glass Doors
Natsume Soseki composed Inside Glass Doors at the end of his life. From inside his room, the “I” of …
16 Mar 2021
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Movie “A City of Columns”
,movie “A City of Columns” ,Hashirama sōchi (intercolumnar device) is a term used concerning cultura…
03 Aug 2020
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Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan Exhibition at Japan House London
…y can take the form of walls or fixtures, such as shōji (sliding translucent screens) and fusuma (sl…
03 Feb 2020
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Movie “The Birth Canal”
,movie “The Birth Canal” ,“Hashirama equipment” is a term used for cultural assets and r…
17 Jan 2017
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Part 3 Shokatei at Katsura Imperial Villa
Members of the Imperial Family were the first to enjoy the luxury of tea, a valuable item at that ti…
03 Oct 2018
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Part 2: Jo-an
It seems reasonable to assume that chanoyu, or the Japanese “Way of Tea” established by …
10 Aug 2018
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Movie “THE CORALLUM”
,movie “THE CORALLUM” ,“Hashirama equipment” is a term used for cultural assets and refe…
10 Jul 2018
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Architectural Ethnography, Part B
…in order to fully understand. Namely, the idea of shōji and fusuma (latticed sliding partitions with…
07 Jun 2018
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Part 1: Tai-an at Myoki-an Temple
Chashitsu or the Japanese tea room was a unique architecture that was built without any expressive…
17 May 2018
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Windows as Connectors between the Inside and Outside
Architect Ryue Nishizawa has designed a wide variety of projects, including houses, a church, a stat…
06 Sep 2016
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How Technology Changes the Future of Windows
Nader Tehrani is an Iranian-American designer who has completed numerous architectural projects worl…
06 Sep 2016
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MOMAT Collection “Windows and Photography”
The Windows and Photography exhibition was held as a part of MOMAT Collection from May 24 to August …
06 Sep 2016
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Window Embracing the Hometown
Part 2 of “The Joys of Making Windows”, the serial article by Hiroto Kobayashi Laboratory at Keio Un…
08 Nov 2017
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Steel House
“En: art of nexus” is the theme of the Japan Pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibit…
27 May 2016
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Vol. 4: Windows in Italian
…ngs “困窮が訪れると、正直は窓から逃げていく” [konkyū ga otozureruto, shōjiki wa mado kara nigeteiku, lit. “when difficu…
11 Sep 2018