oribemado　織部窓

KEY WORD :　architecture / tea houses

Also called monokakemado 物掛窓. A type of rustic window *shitajimado 下地窓, set in the side wall of an alcove *tokonoma 床の間. *Renjimado 連子窓 that have bamboo stalks nailed together in groups of three, and spaced randomly are also called oribemado. The arrangement of three stalks of bamboo plus several single pieces set vertically equidistant is thought to have been a favorite of Furuta Oribe 古田織部 (1544-1615), who is credited with having created this type of window. It is an unframed window with exposed bamboo laths common in tea architecture. It serves both as decoration and for lighting of the alcove. A bent nail may be driven into on a bamboo lath to hold a flower vase. A small hanging paper screen *kakeshouji 掛障子, is hung outside. Examples: Yabunouchike En'an 薮内家燕庵, Kyoto; Daitokuji Shinjuan Teigyokuken 大徳寺真珠庵庭玉軒.

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*shouji 障子, *tokomado 床窓 , *bokusekimado 墨跡窓, *hana-akarimado 花明窓

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