sudarezama　簾狭間

KEY WORD :　architecture / decorations

Also sudaresama 簾狭間. A transom, *ranma 欄間, with openwork spaces filled by a mesh of bamboo, kanchiku 寒竹, 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. Spaces are left between the stems so that light and air can pass through easily. The term sudarezama is also applied specifically to foliate panels *kouzama 格狭間, filled with a reed mesh.

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