sodegaki 袖垣
KEY WORD : architecture / gardens
 
Lit. sleeve fence. A narrow fence which may serve to screen off some garden element or may be completely ornamental. Commonly found in tea gardens *roji 露路, sodegaki are attached at right angle to the edge of a building. They are generally about two meters high and a meter across. The fence is named for its proportions which resemble those of a kimono 着物 sleeve. Varieties of sodegaki include *chasengaki 茶筅垣, *ensouhishi sodegaki 円窓菱袖垣, *teppougaki 鉄砲垣, *nozokigaki 覗垣 and *yaegaki 八重垣 as well as yoroigaki 鎧垣 (armor-pattern fence), *uguisugaki 鶯垣, to name just a few of the many variations. Sodegaki are contrasted with functional continuous fences *oogaki 大垣.
 
Nagatomi 永富 house (Hyougo)
Nagatomi 永富 house (Hyougo)

 
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