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dozō 土蔵

A form of storehouse which provided a fireproof place to keep valuables which were otherwise always at risk in highly…

Architecture, Storehouses
dozō-zukuri 土蔵造

Also referred to as *kura-zukuri 蔵造. A fireproof building construction…

Architecture, Storehouses
ōsakado 大阪戸

A plastered sliding door on a storehouse, kura 蔵. During the early 17th century they became heavy and thick,…

Architecture, Storehouses
ōtsushibari 大津縛

An abbreviation of ki-ōtsushibari 黄大津縛. A yellow clay applied about 4-5 cm thick in order to hide and protect the…

Architecture, Storehouses

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University