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Chinesische Holzgitter

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Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, coping saw, jigsaw or scroll saw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal. Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instruments. The term is also used for tracery on glazed windows and doors. Fretwork is also used to adorn/decorate architecture, where specific elements of decor are named according to their use such as eave bracket, gable fretwork or baluster fretwork, which may be of metal, especiall

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Die in Türen und Fenstern verarbeiteten Holzgitter sind ein für die traditionelle chinesische Architektur bestimmendes Element, dem in China eine besondere handwerklich-ästhetische Aufmerksamkeit gilt.

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