1　Two strips of fabric directly above and below a painting measuring the exact width of the painting,…

Lit. pond garden. A very general term for any garden with a pond. It includes other terms such as the archaic garden pond *…

Lit. heart of the pond. The most important part of a pond, which, may be the center, bottom, or surface. The term is…

Lit. living fence. A type of hedge made of trees, bamboo, or other living plants planted in a row and trimmed so as to form…

Lit. yin and yang stone. A pair of stones representing male and female principles or genitalia. Also called on'yōseki…

Lit. stone bridge. A general term for a garden bridge made of stones, typically granite or schist. Ishibashi may be…

Also *nobedan 延段; tatami ishi 畳石.

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Lit. stone arrangement. Also called iwagumi. The arrangement of stones for symbolical, functional, or decorative…

Lit. stone paving. The place where paving stones are to be laid, or the stones themselves. Stones are carefully selected for…

Lit. "bush warbler fence." A common type of rustic sleeve fence *sodegaki…

Also *chūdai 中台. Middle base.

Lit. "sea stone." A generic name for stones found in the ocean or along the seashore. Because sea stones contain salt, and…

Lit. "scale pavement."
One style of *shiki-ishi 敷石 made of…

The placement of primary and secondary rocks in a group, so that the secondary ones are diagonally right and left and to the…