Uraku Window - Urakumado

Japanese: 有楽窓 - うらくまど
Uraku Window - Urakumado

...A triangular floor board (urokoita) is laid beside the alcove to create a slanting wall, a central pillar is erected at the protruding corner of the mukogiri hearth, and a board is fitted to the end of the brazier to carve out a firelight shape; this original composition, both flat and three-dimensional, is called "yuraku-gai." The windows, which are densely packed with bamboo, are also called "yuraku windows." The koshibari is also called "rekibari no seki," and uses an old calendar, adding to the rustic atmosphere....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Yuraku window" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…床脇に三角形の地板〈鱗板(うろこいた)〉を敷き込んで斜行する壁面をつくり,また向切の炉の出隅に中柱を立て,風炉先に板をはめて火灯形にくり抜くなど,平面的にも立体的にも独創的な構成は〈有楽囲〉と呼ばれている。竹を詰打ちにした窓を〈有楽窓〉とも称している。腰張には古暦を用いて〈暦張の席〉とも呼ばれ,侘びた景趣を添えている。…

※「有楽窓」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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