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.

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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
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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Katsura Imperial Villa hasPart Shoin complex