Country Style

Japanese: カントリー・スタイル - かんとりーすたいる
Country Style

...Panel-back chairs and ladder-back chairs, which were used daily in local townhouses and private homes, the English Windsor chair made from turned wood, and the gateleg table (extension table) with side panels on the deck are practical and simple, and suitable for the country lifestyle. The word "country" means "rural" or "regional" as well as "simple" or "unrefined," and the style commonly seen in houses, furniture, and furnishings that were born in the natural environment and old lifestyle of the country as described above is called the country style. This style, which originated in the 16th century, gradually developed local characteristics in the 17th century and reached its peak in the 18th century. ...

*Some of the terms that refer to "country style" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地方の町家や民家で日常使われたパネルバック・チェアやラダーバック・チェア,ろくろ加工による挽物(ひきもの)部材から構成されたイギリスのウィンザー・チェア,甲板の左右に垂れ板をつけたゲートレッグ・テーブル(エクステンション・テーブル)などは実用的な機能を備え,簡素でいなかの生活様式にふさわしい。〈カントリー〉という言葉には〈いなか〉〈地方〉という意味のほかに,〈素朴〉〈野暮〉といった意味があり,上記のようないなかの自然環境と古い生活様式のなかで生まれた住宅・家具・調度などに共通して見られる様式を総称してカントリー・スタイルと呼ぶ。16世紀に生まれたこの様式は,17世紀にはしだいに地方的特色が生まれ,18世紀が最盛期であった。…

※「カントリー・スタイル」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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