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Architecture
Gardens
Lit. "four-eyed fence." A generic name for a bamboo lattice fence. The poetic name derives from the quadrant of lozenge shapes created by the lattice pattern. Typically green, long-jointed bamboo are arranged vertically and horizontally and tied with cord. Bamboo, cedar or cypress are placed at intervals of 1 to 8 m, and the fence rarely exceeds one meter height. Yotsumegaki usually are employed as *ōgaki 大垣, partitioning the inner and outer precincts of a tea garden *roji 露路. In many cases small shrubs are planted along the base of the fence or climbing plants are trained to trail along the yotsumegaki. Variants include the curving *kōetsujigaki 光悦寺垣 and the midare 乱れ or sōsaku 創作 yotsumegaki in which there is no fixed pattern .
