Shoin complex
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The Shoin complex is a traditional Japanese residential and reception area within the Katsura Imperial Villa, exemplifying refined shoin-zukuri architecture and aristocratic cultural life of the early Edo period.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural complex
ⓘ
residential compound ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | shoin-zukuri ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese imperial family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
court aristocracy ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | early Edo period ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cultural salons
ⓘ
elite residential life ⓘ formal receptions ⓘ poetry gatherings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
built-in desks
ⓘ
carefully framed garden views ⓘ covered corridors ⓘ decorative wall surfaces ⓘ engawa ⓘ formal audience rooms ⓘ fusuma paintings ⓘ hierarchical room layout ⓘ private living quarters ⓘ shoji screens ⓘ sliding doors ⓘ tatami-floored rooms ⓘ tokonoma alcoves ⓘ wooden verandas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a nationally designated cultural property of Japan ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Muromachi-period shoin architecture ⓘ |
| integratedWith | Katsura Imperial Villa gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Katsura Imperial Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| material |
paper
ⓘ
plaster ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| partOf | Katsura Imperial Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
aristocratic taste of early Edo period
ⓘ
mature shoin-zukuri style ⓘ |
| roofType |
hip-and-gable roof
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tiled roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important reference for study of shoin-zukuri
ⓘ
key component of Katsura Imperial Villa’s overall composition ⓘ major example of early modern Japanese residential design ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aristocratic cultural activities
ⓘ
reception of guests ⓘ residential purposes ⓘ |
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