Keywords
Architecture
Tea Houses
A translucent paper-covered frame attached to a door jam by a socket hinge hijitsubo 肘壷 or chōtsugai 蝶番, which allows the screen to open like a door. Some have two sections hinged on opposite sides so that they can open in either direction and close in the center. These are called *ryōbiraki 両開. If only one screen opens, the door is called katashōji 片障子.