A tsuitate (è¡ç«) is: a form of single-panel portable partition traditionally used in Japan since at least the: 6th century. They may be made of wood. Or a wood frame covered in paper. Or silk cloth. The panels are often illustrated, "with paintings on both sides," sometimes by, "well-known artists." The wood frame may be lacquered, and pricier tsuitate may be very richly decorated, including use of precious metals.
Apart from their use as works of art, they are often usedââto screen entrances. And block wind. And sun They may also partition rooms, divide theââpublic part of a shop from the "residential area behind," and act as a signboard.
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A robust all-wood tsuitate, screening a fire from drafts in a rural house (history exhibit)
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A tall 1700s tsuitate, presumably a replica konmeichi screen.
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Tsuitate could be made in one piece, or as here, with a separate stand and panel
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Tsuitate are traditionally used to screen entrances
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A print of a painting by Kawanabe KyÅsai, depicitng a tsuitate screen painted by KyÅsai, complete with his signature on the screen
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- ^ Troy Segal. "Beautiful and Functional Japanese Antiques". The Spruce Crafts.
- ^ "Tsuitate shouji è¡ç«éå". Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology.
- ^ "A Magnificent Large Gold Lacquer Tsuitate [Standing Screen] , MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)". www.christies.com.
- ^ "Konmeichi-no-shouji æææ± éå". Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology.
- ^ Morse, Edward S. (1885). "3: Interiors". Japanese Homes and their Surroundings. Charles E. Tuttle Company. ISBN 0-8048-0998-4.
- ^ van der Reyden, Dianne Lee. "THE HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CARE OF FOLDING SCREENS: CASE STUDIES OF THE CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF WESTERN AND ORIENTAL SCREENS" (PDF).
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(help) - ^ "Standing Screen (Tsuitate) of a Tiger". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Brooklyn Museum.