A hanging
translucent screen *shouji
障子 that is constructed with a light wooden frame in which rails and muntins
are set. This frame is then covered with translucent paper. Kakeshouji
are often hung in small windows, especially in single lath windows *shitajimado
下地窓, in place of sliding screens hikishouji 引障子. Hanging shouji
are suspended by bent nails hammered into the wall above the window to the
right and left. Because kakeshoji are very lightweight, a nail is
also placed bottom-center to hold them firmly in place. Example: Nejikago-no-seki
捻駕籠の席, Aichi prefecture (hanging shouji over *bokusekimado
墨蹟窓 in the alcove).
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