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ensōkichō
円窓机帳

round window clotheshorse fence


One of the screen fences illustrated in Ishigumisonō yaegakiden. It is made with a square frame of palm logs, or with logs that have been scorched, in the shape of a clotheshorse used for kimono. A large circle of bamboo, holding a bush clover or fine bamboo latticework, sits inside the frame. It is also called kichōgaki.

round window clotheshorse fence
Ishigumisonō yaegakiden

Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
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