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thumb|The writer Sei Shōnagon standing behind a thumb| protecting the view to the Imperial throne in the of Kyoto Imperial Palace thumb|Less formal (but still cloth-bound) in a common home; from the more brightly-lit side, they are opaque thumb| on a train; from the more dimly-lit side, they are transparent

are traditional Japanese screens or blinds, made of horizontal slats of decorative wood, bamboo, or other natural material, woven together with simple string, colored yarn, or other decorative material to make nearly solid blinds can be either rolled or folded up out of the way. They are also sometimes called , particularly if they have a green fabric hem. , non-hanging , are made of vertical slats of common reed and used as screen.