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Tamamushi no zushi 玉虫厨子

The Tamamushi no zushi owned by Hōryūji 法隆寺 (mid-7th century) is also called the Beetle-wing Shrine, because of the…

Architecture, Accessories
tatami-no-me 畳の目

The mesh or the number of meshes "wales" of a straw mat *tatami 畳. One "wale" is approximately…

Architecture, Accessories
tsukkake 突っ掛

A term used by the makers of *tatami 畳 mats to refer to the binding on the long sides of …

Architecture, Accessories

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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