shōji
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Shoji paper sliding doors in the Rinshunkaku at Sankei-en (Important Cultural Property) thumb|upright=1.35|Shoji doors next to the tokonoma alcove, Rinshunkaku thumb|upright=1.35| alt=View along wood-floored engawa towards a corner showing shoji edge-on and, on the far side of the corner, from the inside, with light shining through.|A tatami room surrounded by paper shoji (paper outside, lattice inside). The shoji are surrounded by an engawa (porch/corridor); the engawa is surrounded by [[garasu-do, all-glass sliding panels.]]
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17 sectionsContents
- Construction
- Frame
- ''Koshi'' (dado)
- Filling
- Open and semi-open
- Cloth and paper
- Plastic sheets and synthetic fibers
- Glass
- Fitting
- Development and use
- Hashira-ma equipment
- History
- Aesthetics and culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|Shoji paper sliding doors in the Rinshunkaku at Sankei-en (Important Cultural Property) thumb|upright=1.35|Shoji doors next to the tokonoma alcove, Rinshunkaku thumb|upright=1.35| alt=View along wood-floored engawa towards a corner showing shoji edge-on and, on the far side of the corner, from the inside, with light shining through.|A tatami room surrounded by paper shoji (paper outside, lattice inside). The shoji are surrounded by an engawa (porch/corridor); the engawa is surrounded by [[garasu-do, all-glass sliding panels.]]
A is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame. Where light transmission is not needed, the similar but opaque fusuma is used (/closet doors, for instance). Shoji usually slide, but may occasionally be hung or hinged, especially in more rustic styles.