koushimado　格子窓

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

A latticed window. One type resembles *renjimado 連子窓. The laths are narrower but thicker than those of renjimado and the space in between the lath is wider. The laths are set in a grid pattern tateyoko goushi 竪横格子. If the vertical lath is inserted into the sill *shikii 敷居 and the head jamb *kamoi 鴨居, it is called toritsuke goushi 取付格子. The lattice nailed to the exterior side of the lath is referred to as uchitsuke goushi 打付格子. If grooves cut into a still and the vertical lath fitted into it, the lattice is called kumigoushi 組格子. When the lattice is plastered all over, it is called nurigome goushi 塗籠格子 or *mushiko goushi 虫籠格子 and found in castle architecture and shops *machiya 町家. Lattice windows used in feudal housing are called *mushamado 武者窓 and lattice windows used in vernacular housing are called *mushikomado 虫籠窓. Latticework in windows is thought to have been used since at least the 15-16c in vernacular houses *minka 民家 and shops facing the street for deterring thieves and preventing the interior of the house from being seen. From the end of the 16c to 19c it was widely employed. In tea architecture bamboo lath is chiefly used.

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