The collection / Japan · c. 1600–1900
Machiya & ryokan
The Japanese townhouse and inn: layered screens, measured floors and the display alcove.
The vocabulary of a room
- Shoji screen
- Tatami
- Tokonoma alcove
Furniture & architecture
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