tsuchikabe 土壁

Also called komaikabe 小舞壁. A wattle and daub wall made of coarse mud plaster, ara-nuri 荒塗, usually mixed with straw. The daub is applied first to a framework of vertical and horizontal bamboo lath laced with rope *komai 小舞. Then, a middle or second coat of a finer mixture of daub *nakanuri 中塗り is applied. Finally, a top coat *uwanuri 上塗り of either smooth white plaster or one that has a sandy finish is applied. The surface color will differ depending on the material used. Sabikabe 錆壁 is earth colored, benikabe 紅壁 is a soft red color and jurakukabe 聚楽壁 is gray.