shoji

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A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper
latticed, paper-covered window or sliding door (fusuma are opaque shoji)
a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
a sliding screen; made of paper stretched over a thin frame of wood
Attendant to Manjusri (image on the zendo altar); makes offering during formal meals
In Japanese architecture, sliding partition doors and windows made of a latticework wooden frame and covered with a tough, translucent white paper. When closed, they softly diffuse light throughout the house. In summer they can be slid back or removed, opening the house to the outside a desirable arrangement in Japan because of the extreme humidity. Shji are a feature of the shoin-zukuri style