b. Houses

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4B. HOUSES

Outside: Reconstruction of a shinden mansion and its garden by Mr Mori Osamu (N.B. this reconstruction of Higashi Sanjo Dono is taken from Nihon Emakimono Zenshu., vol xii). 1. Main building 2. Wing 3. Corridor 4. Gate

Inside: Schematic redrawing by Mrs Nanae Momiyama of the section from Makura no Soshi Emaki that illustrated the Shigei Sha’s visit to her sister (section 70). 5. Cushion 12. Brazier 6. Straw mat with floral design 13. Straw mat with white and black design 7. Curtain-dais 14. Sliding-door 8. Curtain of state 15. Blinds 9. Lion 16. Open veranda 10. Beam 17. Tray 11. Screen 18. Garden fence

Schematic redrawing by Mrs Nanae Momiyama of the section from Makura no Soshi Emaki illustrating the scene in which Shōnagon makes an allusion to a passage from Chinese literature about bamboo (section 90). 19. Open veranda 20. Balustrade 21. Side door 22. Latticed shutters 23. Sliding-door 24. Blinds 25. Curtain of state 26. Sliding-door 27. Beam

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