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Title: Chinese and Japanese Architecture

Description: Terms

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Created: 05/17/2009 21:20:52

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Pagoda
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A tapering tower with multiple roofs, built by Buddhists particularly in China and Japan. The word derives from the Sanskrit dagoba, meaning stupa.
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Jian
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A module used in Chinese wooden architecture, particularly houses, measuring about 12 by 20 ft.
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Chumon
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The inner gateway of a Japanese temple.
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Daibutsuden
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Great Buddha Hall.
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Chigi
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In Shinto architecture, upward extensions of bargeboards at gable ends of the shrine, forming and X-shape.
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Katsuogi
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Short horizontal elements set atop the ridge of Shinto shrines; probably used originally to hold down the thatch roof.
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Kodo
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In Japanese Buddhist architecture, the name given to the lecture hall.
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Minka
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Wooden Japanese folk houses, typical of rural communities.
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Tatami
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Mats woven of rice straw, approximately 3 by 6 ft, that establish the module for room dimensions in traditional Japanese houses.
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Tokonoma
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In Japanese houses, an alcove in the vestibule of a house where treasured objects are displayed.