taikobari fusuma 太鼓張襖

Also called taikobari 太鼓張, fukuroshōji 袋障子, bōzufusuma 坊主襖.
A type of paper-covered, sliding door *fusuma 襖. It is completely covered with stout Japanese paper, either *hōsho 奉書 or *torinokogami 鳥の子紙. The paper covers the lattice *kōshi 格子 on both sides of the frame. It has no visible stiles or rails. To create a catch for this type of door, a small amount of paper is cut on the bottom and three sides within one grid of the lattice. The paper is pushed into one unit of lattice and pasted onto the upper lattice. It is also pushed diagonally into the lower edge so that it can be gripped when opening or closing the *shōji 障子. The same method is used on the back side, but another grid adjacent to, or very near, the front one is used. This pull on the reverse side the paper is pasted on the lower lattice and pushed diagonally into the upper edge. Taikobari shōji 太鼓張障子 is an old name for slid doors of this type. Examples: Fushin'an Omotesenke 不審庵表千家, and Hanshōan 半床庵, both in Kyoto.