cheval screen

Japanese: cheval screen(英語表記)chevalscreen
cheval screen

…a type of furniture used indoors to protect against prying eyes, drafts, and heat from a fireplace, or to decorate or divide a room. It can be a single-panel folding screen or a folding screen with several panels connected by hinges. A folding screen with a pair of legs was called a cheval screen. Smaller screens were used especially for fireplaces. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cheval screen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…室内に立てて人目,隙間風,暖炉の熱を遮ったり,部屋の装飾や間仕切りに使う家具の一種で,パネルが1枚だけの衝立型のものや数枚のパネルを蝶番で連結した折り畳み式のものなどがある。衝立型のものには一対の脚がつき,シュバル・スクリーンcheval screenと呼ばれた。小型のものは特に暖炉用に使われる。…

※「cheval screen」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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