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Byobu

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A named folding screen of Japanese court and later room practice. Not a thangka, not an emaki, and not a generic veil.

Also known as Byōbu

  • Byobu is historically related to Lacquer.

    Chamberlain seats byōbu as folding screens of Japanese rooms, often lacquered frames with painted panels — screen craft, not a kakemono hanging scroll alone.

    from Basil Hall Chamberlain · Things Japanese, 1890 (5th ed. 1905)

    historically related to · sourced · documented

sources

  • Things Japanese · Basil Hall Chamberlain

    Basil Hall Chamberlain, Things Japanese (5th ed. 1905).