sudaretenjou　簾天井

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Reed ceiling. Also sudarebari tenjou 簾張天井. A ceiling covered in a mesh made from solid stems of bamboo, kanchiku 寒竹, black bamboo, hachiku 淡竹,the horsetail plant, tokusa 木賊, ditch reed, yoshi 葭 or bush clover, hagi 萩. These very slender stems are bound or plaited together with cord. Used in tearooms, particularly those of the rustic *souan 草庵 style.

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