Ajiro wall

Japanese: 網代壁 - あじろかべ
Ajiro wall

...Partition walls that can be moved even after construction are called movable partitions.
[Walls of Japanese architecture]
There are many types depending on the material and manufacturing method, including the common wooden walls and earthen walls, as well as pasted walls, wickerwork walls, thatched walls, stone walls, and brick walls. Wooden walls are divided into horizontal inlay wooden walls, in which horizontal boards are fitted into grooves in the pillars, vertical board walls, in which relatively thin vertical boards are nailed to crossbeams or furring strips, and siding walls, in which thin horizontal boards are layered and held down with edging and bracing.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ajirobe Wall" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…建設後も移動可能な間仕切壁を可動間仕切りと呼ぶ。【大野 隆司】
[日本建築の壁]
 種類は素材や製法によって多く,一般的な板壁,土壁のほか貼付壁,網代(あじろ)壁,茅(かや)壁,石壁,煉瓦壁などがある。板壁は横板を柱の溝にはめ込む横嵌(よこはめ)板壁,比較的薄い竪板を貫(ぬき)や胴縁に打ち止める竪板壁,薄い横板を羽重ねにはり,押縁や簓子(ささらこ)で押さえた下見壁などに分けられる。…

※「網代壁」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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