Posts Tagged ‘Machiya’

Latticework

kanji koshi_Koshi / Latticework

Inu yarai, a traditional Japanese low fence typically made of bamboo shaped like a quartered oval, is used for keeping dogs from peeing on the exterior wall. It is also said to be used to keep away eavesdroppers on rainy days.

Design & Styles

  • senbon goshi

    Senbon goshi

    Senbon goshi, literally meaning one thousand strips, is latticework with tightly spaced narrow strips.

  • men goshi

    Men goshi

    Men goshi is latticework with wide planks instead of narrow strips.

  • kogaeshi goshi

    Kogaeshi goshi

    Kogaeshi goshi is latticework with eqally sized strips and gaps.

  • oyako goshi

    Oyako goshi

    Oyako goshi, literally meaning parent and child, is latticework with a combination of wider strips and narrower strips.

  • kiriko-goshi

    Kiriko goshi

    Kiriko goshi is latticework with with 2 to 4 strips trimmed at a regular interval on the top for lighting. The variations of this type was commonly adopted for businesses related to fabrics, which required more lighting.

  • ara goshi

    Ara goshi

    Sakaya goshi is same as Komeya goshi with a redish color paint finish, called Bengara

Gallery

    senbon-goshi image

    Senbon-goshi

Inuyarai

kanji inuyarai_Inuyarai

Inu yarai, a traditional Japanese low fence typically made of bamboo shaped like a quartered oval, is used for keeping dogs from peeing on the exterior wall. It is also said to be used to keep away eavesdroppers on rainy days.

Gallery

    inuyarai gallery

    Inuyarai