Details Title: Chinese and Japanese Architecture Description: Terms Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 05/17/2009 21:20:52		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Architecture Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Pagoda Definition A tapering tower with multiple roofs, built by Buddhists particularly in China and Japan. The word derives from the Sanskrit dagoba, meaning stupa. Term Jian Definition A module used in Chinese wooden architecture, particularly houses, measuring about 12 by 20 ft. Term Chumon Definition The inner gateway of a Japanese temple. Term Daibutsuden Definition Great Buddha Hall. Term Chigi Definition In Shinto architecture, upward extensions of bargeboards at gable ends of the shrine, forming and X-shape. Term Katsuogi Definition Short horizontal elements set atop the ridge of Shinto shrines; probably used originally to hold down the thatch roof. Term Kodo Definition In Japanese Buddhist architecture, the name given to the lecture hall. Term Minka Definition Wooden Japanese folk houses, typical of rural communities. Term Tatami Definition Mats woven of rice straw, approximately 3 by 6 ft, that establish the module for room dimensions in traditional Japanese houses. Term Tokonoma Definition In Japanese houses, an alcove in the vestibule of a house where treasured objects are displayed.