Tsuitate

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Not to be confused with byōbu, traditional Japanese folding screens.

A tsuitate (衝立) is a form of single-panel portable partition traditionally used in Japan since at least the 6th century.[1] They may be made of wood, or a wood frame covered in paper or silk cloth.[1][2] The panels are often illustrated, with paintings on both sides, sometimes by well-known artists.[1] The wood frame may be lacquered,[1][3] and pricier tsuitate may be very richly decorated, including use of precious metals.[3]

Apart from their use as works of art, they are often used to screen entrances, and block wind and sun[2] They may also partition rooms, divide the public part of a shop from the residential area behind, and act as a signboard.[1]

  • A robust all-wood tsuitate, screening a fire from drafts in a rural house (history exhibit)

  • A tall 1700s tsuitate, presumably a replica konmeichi screen.[4]

  • Tsuitate could be made in one piece, or as here, with a separate stand and panel[5]

  • Tsuitate are traditionally used to screen entrances[6]

  • A print of a painting by Kawanabe Kyōsai, depicitng a tsuitate screen painted by Kyōsai, complete with his signature on the screen[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Troy Segal. "Beautiful and Functional Japanese Antiques". The Spruce Crafts.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. ^ a b "Tsuitate shouji　衝立障子". Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology.
  3. ^ a b "A Magnificent Large Gold Lacquer Tsuitate [Standing Screen] , MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)". www.christies.com.
  4. ^ "Konmeichi-no-shouji　昆明池障子". Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology.
  5. ^ Morse, Edward S. (1885). "3: Interiors". Japanese Homes and their Surroundings. Charles E. Tuttle Company. ISBN 0-8048-0998-4.
  6. ^ 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). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Standing Screen (Tsuitate) of a Tiger". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Brooklyn Museum.
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