kabewatadono　壁渡殿

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Lit. walled bridge corridor. An archaic term for a type of corridor that connects two buildings in a Heian period aristocratic dwelling *shinden-zukuri 寝殿造. The corridor connected the central hall to the annex tainoya 対屋 as well as to other less important buildings in a complex plan. Kabewatadono were usually roofed with walls or hinged shutters *shitomido 蔀戸 on both sides.

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