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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
sodegura 袖蔵 ✓

A *dozō 土蔵 type of storehouse flanking the main shop *…

Architecture, Storehouses
sunazuri 砂摺

A plaster coating on a storehouse wall about 4.5 mm thick. Traditionally the mixture by volume was 10 parts of sand, 15…

Architecture, Storehouses
sunuki 簀貫

A penetrating beam used as the backing and bracing for the various layers of plaster in the thick walls of a storehouse *…

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